Word: pump
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...week's respite from college duties?" and I leaned moodily against a tree. Of a sudden a cold puff of wind drew across the Yard, and, tinkle, tinkle, a sharp metallic sound struck my ear. I turned, and saw that I was standing near the college-pump, whose tin cup the breeze was rattling against the post. "Well said, wise counsellor," I murmured, "if man fail, then malt...
...Athens of to-day, without walking streets which are as rich in historic associations and priceless traditions of virtue as any old burgh in Europe. In fact, we can conceive of no higher pleasure of the kind than tracing out the locality of Hawthorne's famous "Town Pump," Longfellow's "Wayside Inn," Copp's Hill or the Old Granary Burying-Ground, Church Green, Webster's, Franklin's, or Hancock's old mansions. The razing of Fort Hill; the loss of the famous Brattle Street Church, with its British cannon-ball buried in its face; of the Paddock elms; of that...
...curiosity is aroused. What and where is this hidden fountain? What magical properties reside in its waters? Ho! every one that thirsteth, let us clamor diligently till we can get a pump and tin dipper placed over the hallowed spot...
SMOKE was seen rising from the roof of Hollis at about eight minutes before eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning, and the building was soon surrounded by a large crowd. A line was formed from the pump to the upper story, buckets were passed up, and water was thrown into the smoke, but not - as it proved afterwards - upon the fire. The alarm was sounded three minutes before the hour, and Engine I was at the nearest hydrant within two minutes after the clock struck. The hose-carriage was somewhat later in reaching the scene, but at 11.5 a hose...
...following comes from a member of the Class of '32: "The authorities had just removed the pump, which had long stood at the eastern end of Harvard. One night, some of our men, who were disturbing the peace in that dark corner, were surprised by a Professor. One, seeing escape impossible, posted himself on the spot where the old pump had been, and, holding out his arm, imitated its appearance so well that the Professor passed him by in hot pursuit of the others...