Word: repast
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Sheldon, the Chorister of the Institute, enlivened the more serious part of the repast with well-chosen songs, interspersed with delightful frequency...
...cannot go into operation. It is now proposed to have breakfast from a quarter past seven to a quarter past eight. By this arrangement, it is claimed, everybody will be satisfied. The steward will not be obliged to prolong the time of breakfast; the diligent can get their morning repast reasonably early; and those who go to prayers can obtain admittance to the hall after that exercise. This plan will probably be adopted and go into effect next week...
...conclusion of this horrid repast, the bloodthirsty cannibals, inflamed by the taste of blood and strong liquor, performed deeds of violence and cruelty compared to which the atrocities of the French Revolution appear kindly and benevolent...
...which he made the worthy couple the recipients of -. This valuable present was a well-merited testimonial of respect and esteem for the long and valuable public services of Mr. -, and was feelingly accepted by that gentleman in a few well-chosen remarks. After doing justice to a bountiful repast, the company separated at a late hour...
...Pond is examined in the same manner we hope, for the peace of those about us who are in the habit of drinking water (as some are), that the results will not be published. It is not enough that the famished Commoner, as he sits down to his Spartan repast, should have his senses of smell, taste, and hearing shocked by his food and "table-talk," but, as he raises the goblet to his lips, he must see myriads of animals swimming in the water. Thus is the fate of Tantalus added to the horrors of Commons. Some...