Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...improper that "the shining cent" should be flipped from such an elevation as the second or third story. Whatever the trivial reason may be, certain it is, that although the College gates are closed but once in twenty years, yet the vender of melodies rarely ventures through them, conscious that in whatsoever remote corner he may establish himself, the venerable Ubiquity will invite him to depart thence. But in spite of the antipathy displayed for the organ-grinder by the powers that preside over our studies, the student himself will infinitely prefer the performances of that much-abused personage...
...event of the season at Cornell was the Navy Ball. The committee fully met the heavy responsibility cast upon their shoulders by providing "good music, a nicely crashed floor, and a good supper." "The ladies threw their sweeping trains in graceful curves, conscious of an admiring eye over yonder in the corner, while the gentlemen, perfectly overcome by this generous display of gracefulness for their own special benefit, now also make a desperate effort to appear graceful, causing a smile of pity on the faces of the ladies." Conscious curves would cause a smile of incredulity on even Mr. Tyndall...
...sooner or later, seek to gratify our wish. To the ordinary mortal there is very little choice between the photographer's chair and the dentist's, and the truth of this fact is stamped upon nine out of ten photographs, the sitters for which were all horribly conscious that they were "being taken." The expression varies. Some have evidently tried to follow the artist's advice to "look pleasant," and they inevitably do themselves sad injustice. A savage expression or an unhappy one calls for some respect, but the "pleasant" expression is always distressing. In a picture a smile suggests...
...then further our amicable relations by all the means in our power, and set an example to those colleges that are yet struggling in outer darkness. If Yale men regard us as a trifle snobbish, a shade supercilious, a jot too conscientious, a tittle quixotic, and ever so little conscious of our own superiority, - let us beg them to bear with us. Although our language be strangely fastidious, - our personal appearance impertinently neat, we do not, surely, mean to be insulting; and it is not without reason that we are encouraged to hope that our Yale friends will endeavor...
Character. - Amiable. Self-conscious to a considerable extent, with but little self-possession. Deeply religious, with tendency to Puritanism. Devoted to self-improvement, and in some cases to improvement of community. Remarkably acute perception of moral evil. Conversation full of references to personal experience. Ideas advanced with modesty and hesitancy. Dull company, particularly to Class I., but eminently estimable. Can be trusted to reasonable extent...