Word: came
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...told the Advocate man, who came here the other day, that I thought I would wait and see which I liked the best before making up my mind...
...study very much, but still I led a pretty steady life. One night in the middle of October, about ten o'clock, there were four fellows in my room, and we were all laughing loudly over some bon-mots, when a knock was heard, and in came a head, which opened its mouth and gravely said, 'Gentlemen, it is after nine o'clock, and you are keeping me awake; I must therefore warn you to make less noise,' and then disappeared. 'It's your proctor,' yelled the company, - we broke up in disgust. A short time afterwards, I was thoughtless...
...Sophomore year, I moved into Matthews. Alas! a week later, as I was trying to study, I heard a dismal tooting beneath me. After hearing 'Nancy Lee' attempted some twenty times, I got desperate, and pounded on the floor with truly Sophomoric courage. Up came a wrathy Senior, and informed me that he should practise on his cornet as much as he pleased, and that if I did n't like it I could move. And this was not the worst; a Freshy overhead was lucky enough to have a piano, and banged 'Whoa! Emma,' and other Freshmanic ditties...
...about to try to soothe his excitement, when a fresh expression of woe came over his face; a man was coming down stairs, five steps at a time, another was ascending to the tune of "Marching to Georgia," the Glee Club man below began a song, and the Sophomore above renewed his hornpipe. We seized our hats in silence, and fled to Adams's for refuge...
...lived in each moment that went and came...