Word: friends
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...friend Skiapous is not a man who courts publicity, but such is his nature that it is thrust upon him. "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." This is a remark which was on one occasion made by W. Shakespeare, who has since died. Some have playfully applied S.'s remark to our friend, saying that he belongs to the first and last of these classes. Those can understand the application of this best, who are acquainted with the reasons which led to his being named Skiapous...
...subject of our present mythologico-biographical considerations, that, since he had such a large amount of foot to support him, he need not be at all particular about standing upon many solid principles. Now, I take it to be one of the best of proofs that our friend's natural greatness of mind is as exceptional as that of his feet, that he has never seen fit to avail himself of this good pretext for being a scamp...
...least, he spoke English with only a slight brogue. He laid me on a marble slab. I imagined myself a dead and unknown body waiting in the "Morgue" for identification, but was soon reminded that I could still experience sensation by the ill-bred behavior of my foreign friend. He assaulted me with a combination of blows, rubs, hot and cold water, and soap, and wound up by asking me if I wanted a "plunge." Passing over his insolent conduct in silence, I requested him to produce his "plunge." I descended a flight of slippery steps, and gently stepped into...
...what words in his life he most regrets, those which he uttered or those which he left unuttered, and you will receive only one reply. No, my gushing friend, the silent people are those who rule this world, and all the rest of us are but puppets in their hands...
...when old Massachusetts was entirely given up to Sophomores, when none but Seniors were allowed to dwell in the coveted Holworthy, while in the other buildings whole entries were often occupied by members of the same class. How pleasant must have been college life in those days, surrounded by friends and classmates! How easily could I forgive the men now engaged in their twentieth boxing-round in the room above, if they were in my class! And could I cherish my present vindictive feelings against the long-haired individual across the entry, who labors under the insane idea that...