Word: heard
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Autophones?" said I, "what in the world are autophones? I never before heard of such a thing...
...FRESHMAN was heard inquiring eagerly for tickets for the game between Wellesley and Harvard tomorrow...
...home, when suddenly I saw before me a tall white figure. I stared in amazement, for the figure looked strangely familiar, and I recognized that it was no other than the soldier from the top of the monument on the Common. "Heavens," thought I, "he has heard of the Harvard Rifle corps, and has come to join it." I was about to tell him that he had mistaken the time, when he silently beckoned me to follow him, and stalked away with a gait that was rather unsteady, because he had stood so long in one position...
...correspondence column will be found a letter on the subject of substituting janitors in the buildings for scouts. We should not refer to the matter again, were it not for the numerous complaints of it we have heard expressed on all sides, making it our duty to notice it. Many men look beyond the mere inconvenience that they consider will inevitably arise from the change; they regard it as an infringement of their rights, and as such they demur. It looks to them like employing a retainer who will perform the function not only of scout and attendant, but also...
...Club, it seemed to us that they did not attack their pieces with quite enough firmness, and that in one glee they did not all begin together. However, these minor faults should not be taken to account, when we consider the excellence of the rest of their work. Mr. Heard is evidently well qualified for his position as leader...