Word: givens
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...remarkably good play, considering their resources and opportunities. Their bowling is very effective before the men become exhausted; their batting is good, and their fielding splendid. The one point in which they fail is in running the wickets. This has at times been fearfully slack and hesitating, and has given them many a needless out. The only way in which this can be remedied is to persuade enough men to practise on Jarvis to play a regular game, and to keep scores. It is to be hoped that this will be done at once, that our cricketers may be seconded...
...Given up my cold bath, as I find I can't get to Prayers if I take it. Lost six pounds in weight...
...Headache all day. Have returned to my club-table. "Slum" may be cheap and healthy, but I lose too much flesh on it. Have given up Gymnasium. Walking is far healthier, even around a billiard-table...
...wants his son to live like a gentleman, - and, if I am going to be sick so much, it might be cheaper to retain a physician by the year, or leave college. How ridiculous! Summoned by the Dean for snow-balling; suggested that an All-wise Providence had not given the ground its fleecy covering for nothing, had also given us hands to use; could it be possible that, if it was wrong to snow-ball, Providence would so tempt us? Result: public for snow-balling, private for insolence. Truly, Justice is well represented in pictures with her handkerchief tied...
There is nothing here to distract the attention; and where could one study better than in the birthplace of Emerson? I have given Cowan to the town library, and shall turn over a new leaf when I return to college...