Word: line
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...mile-flag, she gave Harvard a hard race. Here the two boats came into dangerous proximity; for a few strokes they rowed over and under each other's oars, and people held their breath. "Harvard, Harvard!" shouted the referee, and Harvard, responding to a slight strain on the rudder-lines, and to the only spurt they were called on to make, drew slightly off from Columbia, forged rapidly ahead, crossed Columbia's bow, and now, in the third mile, left her five lengths behind and in the outside position. This was accomplished by cool, powerful rowing and skilful steering. Columbia...
...flew from the oars of both crews. Still those broad backs pound d steadily and viciously away, and now the half-length of clear water opened and opened to a full length, and at that distance apart, and with Yale stroke up to 39, the two crews crossed the line, Harvard the winner by two lengths. The splendid fellows sat up straight and sturdy after their glorious victory, and seemed as comfortable and unmoved as if just ready to start for a practice pull. Yale rowed to the western bank, and got out of their boat, and then were taken...
...Prof. Brewer gave a very interesting lecture, last week, on the different celebrated trotting horses in this country. He began with Boston Blue, who trotted in the year 1818, and among others he spoke of the following celebrities in the horse line, comparing their respective times: American Roan, Topgallant, Burster, Edwin Forrest, Lady Suffolk, Tacony, Flora Temple, Dexter, American Girl, Goldsmith Maid...
...convenience of students desiring to visit Smith College, a stage line has been established between Amherst and Northampton...
...first line is very pretty, being a judicious combination of Ovid, Met. II. 29, and X. 1. This patching is quite legitimate, and we wish all the rest were similarly constructed. The fourth and fifth lines also are correct, metrically; but esuries is a terribly rare and unpoetical word. In line second, opibus has the o short, so it cannot begin a hexameter. In line third, the perfect of fundo is not fusi, and the line is very jerky. Risit would have scanned as well, and suited the other tenses better. In line sixth, coronae cannot begin a hexameter...