Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...head men across the Common. "Ah," thought Ferdy, "now they'll see 'the telegraph poles' ain't so bad," and Ferdy "hitted 'er up" across the fences, and was soon at the head of the line, and the "whipper in" crying to him not to go so blankety fast or he'll tire out the crowd. As they run up the street Ferdy begins to have, oh, such a pain in his side, and you can hear his heart go thumpety-thump against his ribs. It's a sad day for this slender twig of the Van Rasselas stock...
...colors painted fast...
...small sum and the locket that contained the picture of her lover led her to thrust her hand hastily into her pocket to secure her purse. Horror! she finds a hand already there. Surely it is the hand of a thief. Grasping it bravely and holding it fast, she looked up for the owner, and was surprised to find that the villain had such a gentlemanly face. He even smiled sweetly upon her as she caught his eye. This was impertinence almost too great for her to bear; but she submitted, and pressed his hand tighter and tighter...
...Fast as dreams in fancy...
Lasell Leaves comes with accounts of Commencement week that make us wish we had been there to hear. There is something extremely lady-like, not to say girl-like, about this paper; and the suggestion of the editors that "it is fast becoming quite respectable to remain single," makes us think that in all probability proposals to all of the editorial board would be in order...