Word: keys
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...BONNE.AS I was thinking about what I should write upon this week, I heard a slight jingling of keys outside the door, followed by a very faint tap. I sang out, "Come"; upon which I heard the sound of a key grating in the lock; but, as the latch was up, the key did n't turn, so it was taken out, and the goody, for she it was, opened the door in the way that anybody else would have tried at first. She glided into the bedroom with a subdued "Good morning, sir," and reappeared with great promptness, having...
Such occurrences can hardly be prevented but by careful use of lock and key. The College does what is necessary in providing strong doors and locks; it is for us to put them to the proper use. Unfortunately these are not isolated cases, but last year there were several serious losses through the same negligence. We cannot be too careful in excluding pocos, pedlers, and all of that guild from our Yard...
...variations the new system will change the old methods; in fact, the reformers admit they have no definite plan as to extent, but they think, as all who have examined into the matter will agree, that they have struck a rich vein which it will pay to work. The key-note to the new system seems to be, that law is a science; that, considered as a science, it consists of certain principles or doctrines; that by mastering these doctrines and the application, we shall know what the law should be to be logical, where it is illogical...
...key the Queen of Love doth need
...Please, sir, the key to this room has fits...