Word: closer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...clasped the luckless maiden in his manly arms, and supporting her weight on his manly bosom he carried her to a place of safety. The maiden was so overcome that she could only express her gratitude in tears. Rumor has it that there will soon be a closer bond of union between '85 and '86. [Cornell...
...student from Harpoot, Armenia, and a bachelor of laws from Cambridge University, England, appears among the specials. The summary shows, in exact numbers, 203 seniors, 209 juniors, 207 sophomores, 263 freshmen and 46 specials, a total of 928 in the college proper. In the list of courses a closer and more compact arrangement and smaller type makes a pleasing change. Semetic languages and Sanskrit and Zend loom up in a very formidable manner. The descent to freshman studies next following, however, like that to Avernus, is easy - a statement that is perhaps equivocal. Those ancient deceits - the four tables...
...plan than for Harvard to withdraw alone from the league in the hope that Princeton, Yale and Brown would follow her and thus leave Dartmouth and Amherst in the lurch. We certainly think that a smaller league than the present one is desirable, since it would result in a closer contest for the championship. This, however, in largely a matter of opinion, and we shall be glad to publish the opinion of any one who entertains a different view of the subject...
...them into excesses which, I feel sure, they afterwards regret. As I do not think the Yale men can ever be altered in this respect, I think the only remedy is to stop playing foot-ball with them. The game with Princeton, of the week previous, which was much closer than the one with Yale, showed that foot-ball could be played with the proper spirit and enthusiasm without leading to any of the excesses that always characterize a "Yale" game. Harvard was, undoubtedly, fairly beaten, but we cannot but criticise the methods used to gain the victory. I hope...
...contradiction, she nestled closer to him, while he, daring his fate, poured out the full flood of his love in strong, eager words, and the merry heart was bound to his, the tiny form was clasped close in his arms...