Word: recklessness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Vassar Mis. says that the Senior Class, after "indulging in base-ball clubs," "displaying gym. suits and powers of running at match games," and doing other ladylike things, found that their "reputation for dignity among the undergraduates might be regarded as a minus quantity." Made reckless by this "loss of reputation," the Seniors have hopelessly disgraced themselves by publicly indulging in a "class candy-pull...
...detect a gentilhomme from an artiste as readily as silk from satin. For the weary cash-boy she reserves her surplus of good-nature, but to the flippant fop she is frigidly civil. She seems never to tire, and lets to-morrow take care of itself in a charmingly reckless way. Why worry about tomorrow? Goodness knows, she has enough to trouble her to-day. Why worry about to-day? It won't last long, and it will be to-morrow ever so soon. She is something of a philosopher too, - a manly failing which few women have...
...conquered at last by reckless pride...
...bonfire last evening in front of Holden was the occasion of one of those reckless displays of heroism which will some day immortalize our College fire department. The cheers with which the assembled crowd rewarded the prompt appearance of the "engine," and its approach to the very edge of the conflagration, were only equalled in heartiness by the interest manifested in the chief engineer's skilful disposal of the department, and his clever manipulation of the water-pail...
Rang louder than the reckless revel's roar...