Word: regrets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...public interest. We have proved in the first two that gentlemen can equal, if not excel, those who turn pastime into a profession; and there is no reason why the same excellence should not be attained in every other branch of sport. Thus it is that we regret the action of the base-ball managers, this year, in consenting to play with another college nine, some of whose men are professionals. It establishes a precedent which, if followed up, will inevitably tend to lower the tone of all college organizations, and subject them to slurs similar to those cast...
...Jove, you know, what - aw - bad pun, Chalky," exclaimed Sir Philip. "Let us have some cold tea - aw - and a new deal. My deal, you know." He dealt, and I regret to say, stacked the cards in a painfully amateurish way. I could tell what he was at all across the table. He produced two aces from his sleeve, too, but made a mistake in his deal, as he soon discovered...
...good a condition as could be expected, considering the additional provisions which have been necessary. We should be thankful that the deficit is so small. On the whole, the College is to be congratulated on its progress and its important acquisitions. We find but little to regret. We regret that Dr. Bellows was not confirmed in his election as an Overseer. We regret, too, that while doing so much for our welfare in great matters, the authorities have not been able to keep pace in those little attentions upon which our our personal comfort so much depends. We leave with...
...steam be introduced simply for the purpose of raising the temperature in very cold rooms, or in case one's fire goes out, it would be well enough; but on grounds of health alone, not to mention the cheerfulness and comfort that an open fire affords, we should much regret to see our grates done away with. Heating the entries must not be expected, we fear, before all the buildings have fire-escapes, before there are plank walks in the Yard, and until there is some way of getting to Boston in less than half an hour. Unless open fires...