Word: heard
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...undersigned having heard that there is an impression prevalent among the students of Harvard University that in order to make the 'varsity or class crews it is necessary to be a member of some prominent society or club, or to come from Boston or vicinity, wish emphatically to contradict such reports or impressions and now to assure all fellows who wish to row that they will be given a full and fair trial irrespective of whether they are society or club men and irrespective of where they come from...
Much interest is felt in the approaching production of "Rip Van Winkle," the first performance of which takes place on Monday evening next, December 16. For weeks past Manager Rose has been literally deluged with letters asking that Planquett's charming opera might be heard here and the advance sale is already formidable in size...
...John Fiske delivered the first of his series of lectures on the Civil War last evening in Sanders Theatre. A very large audience was present and heard a most interesting account of a period which is always of absorbing interest...
...heard the firing and returned, sending verbally for Wallace to come from the right. The battle was stubbornly contested all day with the advantage on the Confederate side. Prentiss's brigade, Union, was outflanked and captured; but Johnston was killed, and his death was an irreparable blow to the Confederacy...
...connoted with great nicety. The story has a peculiar charm in that the interest in it lingers after the last word has been read. Understanding as we do that "Tangent" was written some years ago, we can not help bewailing that the author has not been more often heard from...