Word: emphasised
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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"We have the boys, sir!" said the old gentleman, with marked emphasis and vivacity, his face lighting up; "we have the boys! They are fine boys! bright boys! good boys! There is in them the making of new Madisons, Jeffersons, Calhouns, Clays! We need such men in the South! We...
In his speech before the Yale alumni in New York, on Saturday, Hon. Wm. M. Evarts regarded coldly the liberal education as compared with the classic, and said with emphasis: "We'll stand by our college while it stands by Greek and Latin," a sentiment which was received with applause...
"Should a man shave up or down?" asked Augustus. "That depends," replied the barber. "When I shave you I always shave down." The emphasis on that last word nearly broke Augustus' heart. - [College Cabinet.
"I will never tell any one!" she exclaimed with emphasis. "He wants me -"
I saw the smile of expectation that illumined their faces, and consequently in order to undeceive them I placed particular emphasis on his name as I introduced him, but it was evident that in their impatience for the entertainment to begin they had not heeded the name.