Word: forgotten
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...which gives to its wild, picturesque beauty a sad interest. A young chieftain with his bride was borne there one early springtime, to guard the property during the summer. They were accompanied by their trusty dog only, and were to be taken away in the early autumn; but were forgotten, until too late to reach them...
...year of work winds up, it is very natural to look back on what has been neglected, forgotten, or actually learnt. Many will regret that the last has been with them the least of the three, and feel that a mistake has been made in the eight months past, - that too much has been aimed at, and consequently too little accomplished. These will perhaps feel the force of a few words on what is becoming so common at Harvard, a fashion of trying to get a general idea of all the elective studies, rather than an accurate knowledge...
...this is only one case. We have all of us been as badly duped, though in some other way. I have not forgotten the noble tar with matted hair, who "had layed in the water thirty-six hours" (though his breath had such a West-Indian scent about it that I was inclined to believe he had told but half the truth), and wanted money to relieve a companion who had been there some hours longer. But after I had given him something to relieve his companion's sad circumstances, I had the mournful satisfaction of seeing said companion himself...
...flight of time. Songs were interspersed and sung with a precision and effectiveness presenting a marked contrast to the earlier efforts of the year. The conviviality was kept up to a late hour, and with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" ended one of the never-to-be-forgotten events of our college course. It is with pleasure that we record the fact that the company dispersed quietly and in good order, without any of those riotous proceedings which commonly mar the "finale" of such occasions...
...student, such a season begins with the announcement of his semi-annual examinations. It is then that his account comes due, and his creditors, by no means lenient, expect the full amount with interest. Half the year gone, almost before we have fairly settled ourselves to the work, or forgotten the summer vacation! To the Freshman, indeed, of little importance as he looks forward to his four years' eternity of pleasure, scarcely affected by the gliding away of these few short months. But to upper class men, who begin to realize that soon the business of life must begin...