Word: often
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...after which both men warmed to their work. Lee succeeded in getting in some telling strokes. At one time, having shown a strong desire to "slug" one another, the men were promptly hissed. Page did very handsome work, but seemed desirous of striking low, so that he often exposed himself to his opponent. The prize was awarded...
...poor living, and poor living has been the main feature of Memorial Hall. Carelessly cooked food, served half cold, with execrable tea, and yet more execrable coffee, have been the staple. It is very important that young men should have nutritious, palatable food. Americans visiting the English universities have often remarked on the vigorous, healthy appearance of most of the students. One reason of it is that the living is excellent. In some colleges the hall dinner is much better than in others, but it may be safely asserted that in none has such stuff been served as in Memorial...
Captain Bancroft has been doing service of late as a coach, often going out with four and five crews during an afternoon...
...rival of the latter,) and although it can undoubtedly be said without any undue exhibition of local pride that the Lampoon has far surpassed the Spectator in all literary features and in the character of its letter-press in general, yet it must be confessed that the latter often excels the former in the artistic merit and in the humor of its illustrations. A third competitor has now entered the field in the form of the Princeton Tiger ; and although no judgment can fairly be made from a single number, and that a first issue, it seems likely that...
...Vassar Miscellany draws the following harrowing picture of the griefs of ye annex maiden : "The 'annex' has neither the burden nor the protection of rules. Indeed, its freedom is so great that it often becomes loneliness. It is true that, at her isolated boarding-place, the 'annex' student is at liberty to 'keep her light up' till daybreak, and to imprison herself indoors from one week's end to the other. Over and against these privileges, place the fact that her most intimate friend lives a mile or two away, and that, at the end of a year...