Word: dealings
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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There has been of late years, about rowing here at Harvard, a great deal to pay, a great deal of work, and precious little fun. Somehow things were so managed that it was all paying out with nothing coming in. Expensive boats were bought, used for one race, and then laid on the rests to rot. The University Boat-House was kept, at the expense of all, for the use of a few patient fellows, who were trained and scolded and worked, and then beaten. To afford cheap rowing for all another boat-house was built, and another...
...When we got to the pond I felt rather tired, so I said to her, 'You know a great deal more about finding these flowers than I do, Ethel, and I'll only be in your way, so, if you've no objection, I'll just sit on this stump and take a cigarette...
...College." It is to be of the same size as the Advocate and the Crimson, and it will alternate with the Acta Columbiana, thus giving the Columbia students two papers a month. We wish the new paper all the success which its prospectus anticipates, - and that is a great deal...
...Kars. Keeping to my intention of getting up the war thoroughly, I turned to the map to see where this heathen citadel was situated. After looking for a long time in the wrong place, I was successful, - a result which I had expected would give me a great deal of pleasure. But when I came to compare my feelings after finding Kars with my state of mind before its discovery, I could not perceive that I felt any happier. In fact, I did not feel so happy; for now, whenever I heard any one mention Turkey, I had an insane...
There were only two entries for the single-scull race, Messrs. Danforth and Goddard. Some other gentlemen wished to enter on Saturday morning, but were debarred by the books being closed the previous evening. There was a good deal of excitement when the two contestants passed the boat-house, on the way up; both were pulling hard and they were rowing pretty evenly, but Goddard soon got ahead, and on turning the stake-boat it was evident the race was his. Mr. Danforth did not pull over the course, leaving the race to Mr. Goddard, who rowed...