Word: hourly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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When my neighbor calls to return a borrowed book, and for a whole hour imposes upon me his theories respecting the Eastern Question, all of which it required less than five minutes to glean from an article in a newspaper of the evening previous, I fully realize this evil. How soothing to my impatience is his assurance that he was not aware time was passing so quickly, when to me ages were slowly wearing away...
...morning of the 17th of July promised fair weather for the Freshman race between Cornell and Harvard, and the southerly breeze, which blew quite heavily up the lake and caused some apprehension during the morning before the hour of starting, changed around to the west, so that the course, which was sheltered by high banks on that side, was as smooth as glass...
...what is called a boating-man, that is, I saunter down to the club-house every afternoon, select a shell, and try to select an oar - oarful task - from the buttonless, broken-bladed specimens now on exhibition; then I venture out for an hour's pull, returning in time to take a shower-bath, to dress, and to arrive at Memorial Hall about six o'clock. By that time the rare beef has all disappeared, and the waiters are generally hidden behind that mysterious screen where there are so many "evidences of things known, but unseen...
None but the Harvard scratch-races were ever known to take place on time. It is hardly surprising then that the crews in this regatta were not started until an hour after the appointed time. At five minutes past twelve the word was given, but the Yale men seemed to have perceived by intuition that it was coming, and got under way a second or two before Harvard. But our men were off the next instant, and made the smooth paper shell literally jump through the water. At the end of the sixth stroke they were fairly ahead of Yale...
MANY complaints are heard, at this season, of the hour of dining at Memorial Hall, and it has been suggested that it should be postponed, in the spring and summer at least, till six o'clock, - a suggestion which is worth the attention of the directors. Many boarders are detained by baseball matches or rowing till after the hour, and to such the proposed change would be of great advantage, while apparently it would inconvenience none. The hour of all the club tables is six, and undoubtedly many prefer clubs to Memorial Hall largely on this account...