Word: hereness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Horace alone, of the ancients, welcome we here as our guest;
That throng our pathway here,
What is here known as a "squirt" is called at other places a "rowl" or "rush." The analogy between the sudden ejection of water from a pipe and the quick and forcible expulsion of words from the mouth probably gave rise to this word, which so aptly expresses what it...
WHY swelter here in dirt and in wretchedness when the pure delights of the Turkish bath await us in the adjoining city? How great is the advance of American civilization when the choicest luxury of the pampered Oriental is brought to our very doors! The other day, after groaning for...
THE Index Niagarensis mentions some of the "Necessary Qualifications for a City R. R. Conductor," among which we find: "'Far-sightedness,' or the faculty of not seeing persons who wish to ride until the car has left them three blocks behind. 'Love of ventilation,' or the knack of keeping the...