Word: returning
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...move into better quarters than those occupied last year, when it goes to New London. There is great likelihood that it will be necessary to raise additional subscriptions this spring; so we advise every one to buy tickets to the theatricals, as in this way a more tangible return for the money seems to be made to the subscriber; whereas, if it is paid as a cold-blooded gift in the form of an additional subscription, there will be more or less dissatisfaction in it. Then we would say to those who have never had the pleasure of seeing...
...famous literary people of the age than I am. And since the Quizzical Club has kindly invited me to speak to them to-night on the subject of Tennyson, having ascertained that the great poet is at the Isle of Wight for the season, and not likely to return before his anger has had time to cool, I will endeavor, to the best of my ability, to disclose to you his personal habits and his characteristic mental traits...
...afford to spend $500, or even more, as, indeed, most of those going for a summer think necessary. This is a great mistake, as a moderately careful man can go for the whole summer, and live comfortably for $250, which will cover all expenses. The price for a return ticket, on one of what are considered second-rate lines, is from $110 to $140. Among those which are cheap and at the same time sufficiently comfortable and well managed, are the Anchor, In-man, Guion, &c., sailing from New York, and the Warren line from Boston. These...
Begging the Queen to return to her duty
...person, and matter-of-fact in his ideas. He manifested no especial sentimentality in visiting the famous scenes and monuments of the Old World, and seemed on the whole somewhat of a cynic. We parted in Paris, he to devote several years to study and further travel, I to return to America and begin my life at the University. Just before we shook hands for the last time he gave me a sealed package of papers, with the injunction that, should I ever hear of his death, I might open the package and read its contents. Should...