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...growing tendency of showing one's approbation by immoderate applause, or his displeasure by hissing the actions of men in athletic contests, should be discouraged and frowned down, especially hissing, for if a man conducts himself in such an ungentlemanly manner as to arouse a feeling of disgust among the spectators, he shows only too plainly by such conduct that the hisses of the spectators will have little or no effect upon him; and one ungentlemanly act certainly does not deserve another. It seems to us that an excited crowd is often too apt to misinterpret the actions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/25/1881 | See Source »

...vinous exhilaration. A close inspection revealed the fact that the state of inebriety was not hastily put on, like a hat, but had been worn closely, like an undershirt, for several days. For a few moments the President surveyed the undergraduate with an expression of mingled commiseration and disgust, and finally he exclaimed, "Been on a drunk !" The half-conscious student rallied his straying senses, and with a gleam of good-fellowship in his eye, somewhat unexpectedly ejaculated, "So-hic-have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RETORT COURTEOUS. | 2/6/1880 | See Source »

...followed the above receipt may disgust his friends with the flavor of the dish, but he is sure to impress them with the importance of the cook...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO MAKE AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH. | 12/5/1879 | See Source »

These sights filled me with horror and disgust, and I hastened to the gallery. What a change! An air of comfort pervaded everything. No more care-worn faces to be seen, but everywhere happiness and ease! Here I found a great crowd who were eager to enter the booth devoted to Art. Many were turned away and could only peer in, and see their more fortunate friends reclining on divans and feasting their eyes on the pictures and statuary which surrounded them. Close by were two booths where one could be taught to imitate the Italians and Spaniards in their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CARNIVAL OF ELECTIVES. | 2/7/1879 | See Source »

...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 enough to permit a little singing in my room; the head again appeared, and I got a public the next day. It was just the same the whole year, so I resolved to change my room...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "OFT IN THE STILLY NIGHT." | 12/19/1878 | See Source »

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