Word: calling
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...long I strove to call again...
...from taking an extended view of the necessary conditions of a successful life, and which leads him to place a barrier between himself and his associates, ought to be strenuously guarded against by all such, and he should endeavor, by a more friendly association with his friends, to call into action those hidden springs of feeling which all possess to a greater or less degree, needing only culture to form the strong ties of friendships which are as oases along the otherwise desert path of life...
...have been requested to call attention to the following notice...
...applause was frequent and hearty, and given with wonderful discrimination, considering the number of gamins up stairs, and their well-known fondness for applauding in the wrong place. Mr. Booth received the compliment of a call before the curtain, and the members of the company were not forgotten...
...running race for the Bennett cup, a novelty in intercollegiate sports, took place on Wednesday of the Regatta week. Unexpectedly as the notice was given, men from five different colleges entered their names. Of these only three answered the call on the racing day, - Phillips, of Cornell; Bowie, of McGill College, Canada; Benton, of Amherst. They drew 1st, 2d, and 3d positions, respectively. The race was for two miles, but the first excited little interest. The first half-mile Benton led, with Phillips second, having passed Bowie just before crossing the line. The end of the next quarter Bowie struck...