Word: heard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...western terminus of the Lee Highway at San Diego, Calif.; prepared to receive a snow-white collie for the White House kennels, from Oshkosh, Wis. ; banished Peter Pan, Presidential wire haired fox terrier, until his private secretary, Mr. Clark, could teach the dog not to howl at night; heard that Mrs. Coolidge had accepted a canary from the American Canary Breeders' Association; received an invitation to attend the annual football game of his alma mater, Amherst, with Williams at Williamstown; wired back: "Regret I cannot accept your invitation. Am sure contest will be marked by same clean sportsmanship which...
Wednesday evening, in Jordan Hall, the London String Quartet gave a recital including the Mozart D minor Quarter, the "Pixy Ring" by Mr. Warren of the quarter, and the Debussy G Minor Quartet. As announced, the program seemed well chosen and well balanced; heard, it lost much through the insertion of a long and rather aimless encore which served only to tire the listener and so render him incapable of constant and adequate attention to the Debussy number. Thus, at least, it seemed to the reviewer--who was sleepy...
...Union a few days ago, showed however that it is none the less a true one. The remotest nation cannot escape the issue. May I ask the hospitality of your columns to add to that stimulating address a comment from the viewpoint of an Englishman in Harvard? Those who heard them may perhaps be interested to learn to what extent Mr. Alley's remarks represent the trend of opinion in England. I am happy to believe that English feeling, strongly if vaguely among the workers, and quite markedly in University and other intellectual circles, is rallying to this very attitude...
...ever there was a downright plea to the sympathies, the passions, the prejudices of the jury for six hours or more, you have heard it here . . . And that story about the ring. "Why, Munchausen was beaten by hundreds of miles by the man who made up that story...
...have heard from my learned friend, gentlemen' continued Sergeant Buzfuz, ' that this is an action for a breach of promise of marriage.... But you have not heard?inasmuch as it did not come within my learned friend's province to tell you what are the facts of the case. Those facts you shall hear detailed by me and proved by the unimpeachable female whom I will place in the box before...