Word: look
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...woeful look I smiled...
...caught him at second; Wright made a fine pick-up of a low throw by Nunn; Fessenden caught a hard fly; Tyng reached second on an error by Hunt and a stolen base, but was left by Hunt's good fly-catches. The game at this point began to look very doubtful for Harvard, the score standing Princeton 1, Harvard 0. Princeton retired in order. Holden hit an easy fly to Furman, who muffed; two passed balls sent him to third; Wright struck out; Latham struck to pitcher, who caught Holden off his base...
...statement of an instructor here, delivered in such a striking manner that it is impossible to forget it: "Gentlemen, this college is not a young ladies' boarding-school." I am inclined to doubt this assertion whenever I hear the familiar words, "You may omit the following passage"; but a look around the room, and the sight of N.'s imposing siders and T.'s incipient moustache convince me of its correctness. Then I wonder why the omission was made...
...will be found a letter on the subject of substituting janitors in the buildings for scouts. We should not refer to the matter again, were it not for the numerous complaints of it we have heard expressed on all sides, making it our duty to notice it. Many men look beyond the mere inconvenience that they consider will inevitably arise from the change; they regard it as an infringement of their rights, and as such they demur. It looks to them like employing a retainer who will perform the function not only of scout and attendant, but also...
...this very moment the Bell gave one loud peal, and fell prostrate before me. There, in our very midst, standing with implacable look, was the dreaded Jones himself. The soldier on guard had failed to warn us of his approach, and all was lost. Confusion reigned; the Gargoyles started on a run for Memorial, the Pumps stood helplessly trembling and shedding tears, the Bulletin Board nimbly crawled under the benches, and the Bell, half strangled by the grip of Jones, filled the air with the most shocking profanity. Terror-stricken, I took to my heels, and never stopped until safe...