Word: fate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this time of the year when every thing unites to call one out of doors and away from his books, it is especially hard to study, and we wish examinations and grinding anywhere but right before us. But as it is our fate to have final examinations, all of us who care anything about our standing have begun to prepare for them. But there are some men who seem not to have any concern at all about the examinations, and not only do not study themselves, but keep others from studying by their thoughtless racket in their rooms...
...book is divided into five parts: Fair Harvard, Life, Love, Youth and Fate, containing poems ranging all the way from topical to sentimental, descriptive to despairing, Part I. is preceded by Dr. Holmes' merry poem, "How the Old Horse Won the Bet," dedicated to the "Advocate" ten years ago, and now reprinted for the first time. This alone would make the book valuable in itself, were it not already made doubly so by a verse of the lamented Loring, who "always mourned and always honored," still keeps his renown as bright as at his untimely death...
...with Longwood on Saturday, and succeeded in winning by an inning and 27 runs. The game began shortly after twelve o'clock Brown, and Quinby facing the bowling of Dutton and Bixby. Shortly afterwards Quinby was run out, and was succeeded by Frost, who soon met with a like fate. Balch followed with a fine exibition of defence, while Brown rolled up the runs. Balch finally seccumbed to Wright with ten runs to his credit, and Markoe took his place. He was retired for five. Ellis then joined Brown, but was soon disposed of by Wright for six. Clyde...
...Dafpodil's permission to marry Dorothy, and the pirates are just being led off to jail, where we find them when the curtain rises on the second act. The pirates behind the bars answer their lamenting betrothed in a song from Falka. The girls departing leave them to their fate. Follows a conversation between the pirates in the jail on the right of the stage, and Stubbs in stocks on the left. The captives following the directions of an oftconsulted manual, mesmerise the prison-bars and escape, singing a chorus from "Hermanie;" they leave the stage to Stubbs, who sings...
...Yale News of Thursday publishes an editorial urging the nine not to be so elated by the flattering newspaper paragraphs which are constantly "booming" their prospects as to become over-confident. The fate of our nine last year is held up as as a warning...