Word: lays
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...than most Americans, but his body, though so compact, was grace itself. Every muscle, every feature was under perfect control, and it was this that enabled him to be his best characters rather than to act them. His beauty was of a manly kind and showed the intellect which lay behind it; but his voice was perhaps his chief charm. He was a model for all speakers of English, and he gave Shakespeare's lines with as little effort as if they were his mother tongue. It is not pessimistic to say that they will never be given so again...
This was the first night journey. The train stopped at Altoona, Pa., for breakfast, and reached Pittsburg at noon. The latter part of the road lay through the picturesque mining region of Western Pennsylvania, where the scene of the famous Johnstown disaster was pointed out. The concert in the evening was given in Carnegie Music Hall, Allegheny, after which the Pittsburg Club gave a reception...
...overflowed with striking anecdotes, amusing details, and startling bits of information. He showed a great sense of humor and his witticisms added much to the enjoyment of his talk. He was even quite ready to imitate the various cries of the animals he described. The charm of the address lay largely in his personality, and any reproduction of it is impossible...
...advantage which Yale gained by winning the toss and her choice of goals certainly told largely in her favor, but it was purely the result of luck. Harvard cannot and will not lay either Yale's victory or Harvard's defeat to the toss of a coin, no matter what its significance may seem to be. Her sportsmanlike spirit will assert itself here as elsewhere and give to Yale the credit of having won fairly and squarely and purely on her merits...
Waving the grand old banner Crimson. And we'll sound the name of Harvard in a grand triumphant lay...