Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...graceful parabola it sweeps over the heads of the crowd, and - see! the man on the roof has caught it. A burst of applause greets this brilliant play. Alas! he is on the Nine; an instinct stronger than that of preserving life seizes him; quick as thought, he throws it to second! It has hardly left his hands before he realizes that he has made an error more startling than ever appeared upon his score before...
With exclamation quick, - "Not been to Pinafore...
...last the night came, and about half past seven I heard a ring at the bell and a quick step in the hall that I knew in a minute was Will's. On the way down town he told me that everything was just perfect. They had sold seven hundred tickets the first two days and the rest within a week, and just the nicest people in the city were going. Will was in full dress, and he looked real handsome I tell you. We were a little early, so we had time to look around some...
...letter than by any positive test. It is our hope, in case the race can be brought about, to send to you not only a crew which shall represent Harvard alone, but be, too, the champion of our American colleges. Trusting that you will give this note your quick attention, and that we may have such answer as will authorize the sending of a challenge in due form, I remain...
...goal, to all appearances, was kicked from the field by Sedgwick, but the referee, Mr. Parkhill, when appealed to for his decision, would not allow it. Then '82 went to work in earnest, and Manning secured a touch-down, from which Eldridge kicked a goal. There was then some quick play, and Perin rushed in and gave '82 another touch-down. A punt-out was tried, but not successfully. Woodward and Adams now tried hard, and in a few moments the former scored a touch-down. A goal was kicked, and in a few minutes time was called, Adams being...