Word: ever
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...health side of the question, and she struck into a new path by saying, 'Now, Cousin Harry, just to prove to you how unhealthy it is, I want to show you something papa taught me. Light your cigarette, - it's the only one I'll ever give you leave to light, - and fill your mouth with smoke. That's right. Now put down your cigarette and take your handkerchief...
...race. To him the students return their most hearty thanks. On Wednesday night the crew made their first trip in the new Blakey shell. The dimensions of this boat are: length, 58 feet; width, 23 1/2 inches; weight, 225 pounds. This is undoubtedly one of the finest eight-oars ever built. On the paper boat also the makers seem to have expended all their skill. The crew now have an opportunity of fairly testing the two shells, and deciding the much disputed question of the comparative merits of cedar and paper for boat building. Mr. W. B. Close...
...That's so, it is. And I don't know how I should ever have found you if I had n't had to take this bundle to Lyon here. But he is n't in, so I think I will wait here for him, if you don't mind; as I was saying, I happened to look round and saw your great shingle on the door, and thought to myself, 'Who can have put out such an immense card?' And when I read the name, I said, 'Can this be little Morris Benson whom I used to carry...
...enjoy our recitations! I fancy that in the way of lecture-rooms we have something which cannot be found elsewhere. I will wager that the air in the rooms in the top of University is patented by the Faculty. It is the hottest, closest, and foulest gas that ever was breathed by human beings. Add to this the most uncomfortable benches ever built by a carpenter, and you have a lovely picture of Harvard luxury. When cooped up in those historic attics, how I envy the manipulator of the peaceful lawn mower...
...week, and is earnestly laboring to turn out a victorious crew from the eight strong, rugged fellows who have been selected to represent us at Springfield. The crew are steadily improving, and are much farther advanced than - so far as the writer's experience goes - a Harvard crew has ever been at this season of the year; but probably no Harvard crew has had so great a gap to close up as that left before us last year...