Word: let
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...found her at Memorial Hall, and of course never let on that I was n't invited to Holworthy's spread. After we were cosily seated in Sanders Theatre she was as sentimental as the Advocate, and even more complimentary...
...let that little girl humbug you, to be sure," said I. "I'll warrant that you asked her pardon for suspecting her of flirting...
...Let us see if there is anything to betray him,' answered the other, and the whole party began to search the room...
...tried the diversion of repeating my fables for French 1, but - mirabile dictu - found no amusement in that. Were examinations anything but vexation of spirit? Should we ever be able to get "the maximum of knowledge with the minimum of grind"? Happy thought! Behold a royal road to learning! Let all your friends be grinds, - grinds pure, undefiled. Their brains, you know, when crammed for an examination, are only sponges dipped in a saturated solution of knowledge: what does not drip into your ear you can easily wring out. At last I have found the key to - "Your turn...
...Let us then have the complete equipment, the learning and experience to organize and direct, the knowledge and ability to carry out, and in five years the physique of Harvard students will show a marked change for the better...