Word: quartered
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...classroom, they trespass on the rights of the rest of the class. We recommend to the Library Council, then, that they close the Reading room of the Library before sunset to readers only. Let any one get access to the reserved books, to draw them, until a quarter after four...
...Oxford Freshman games on Monday, the 17th of November. H. Madeley won the quarter in 53 4-5s. The mile was captured by H. Munrce in the creditable time of 4m. 44 3-5s. W. P. Montgomery won the high, clearing the very decent height of 5ft. 6 1-2in.; and 20ft. 8m was covered by H. G. Fanands in the running broad...
...quite an extensive view of the surrounding country. Beyond the cemetery we have a choice of two pleasures, of which it may be said that "either is preferable," If we go straight ahead we soon pass the scene of the Carlton murder, which is on the left, about a quarter or half a mile past one cemetery. Thence we pass on to Watertown and beyond Watertown to the famous and beautiful Newtons. If, after leaving the cemetery, we take our first opportunity of making a slight turn to the right, we will find ourselves very soon in Belmont. Either...
...reds having the west end and the wind. The contest began with a lively rush and skirmish on the right flank of the reds, until a long drawn "d-ow-n" from the bottom of a pile of ebony rushers ended it and the men pulled themselves off. The quarter-backs were so good and the blocking so steady, that the side which had the "down" usually lost many yards before another halt was made. "Line up, Charley," "No throating," "holler down," "get off there," were among the frequent exclamations as the game went on, and the players grew more...
...over to Concord Avenue. We how wind our way through Concord avenue, Buckingham and Craigie streets, coming out on Brattle street, and turning to the left we continue our way down Brattle. But first, why all these perambulations? I answer, merely that we may pass through a very pleasant quarter of Cambridge, and at the same time, "take in" the Longfellow house, which we cannot fail to see on our left as we move down Brattle street. It is another of the famous old Cambridge houses, yellow and white like so many of the others, with a high fence...