Word: gets
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...must wait till the harness is mended; it will be half an hour or more. You must take her with you, and make your horse go. You can get home in eight minutes, if you try. Mamma will know what...
...drive so fast, or we shall tip over again." So, nothing loath, I let the mare go her own gait. It took us a good half-hour to get home...
...passengers rose from their deep bed of snow. All? No. Where is Ethel? She does not move. She lies, still and white, under the light where she fell. And they rub her hands, and put snow on her white forehead, and she does not move. And they get out smelling-salts, and send up to the house for brandy, and she does not move. And I went away, and leaned against the mare, and looked at the cold, bright stars; for I could not look...
...advantages are obvious. It gets fellows together, and is pleasant socially. It trains men to sing, and prepares them for the regular Glee Club; and then, too, it is sure to produce a Class Song, a thing that is at present much needed in our class. I understand that the '79 Glee Club tried very hard to get a good class song, but, failing in-its attempt, was obliged to accept one offered by a man of but modest musical accomplishments. There are several men in the class who have good voices, and, because they are only Freshmen, they have...
...bell for our last recitation is ringing; a few hours more, and we shall all be on our way domum. We shall come back full of good resolutions, but full of conceit; and it will take a deal of snubbing and many a chapter of "Vanity Fair" to get us into a healthful state again...