Word: rounds
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...beer is placed in one corner, several large wooden mugs (holding about a gallon) are placed on the centre of the table. The ice is broken by the President, who makes a short speech, proposes a toast, and then attacks one of the mugs. Each one in turn drinks round till these are emptied, when, substituting glasses of smaller size, they begin their matches. One of their amusements is to raise their glasses at the same time, and drink in such perfect unison that, on setting them down, they say, "One, two, three," together. If any one drinks faster than...
...blown with restless violence round about...
...sweeps away the shackles round his soul...
...pleasure of attending the farewell dinner of the Advocate to its Editors of '75. The affair was a success in every sense; the toasts being responded to with a grace rather unusual on such an occasion. The company evidently enjoyed itself, and the fresh sheets of the Advocate passed round during the latter part of the evening added a zest to the good fare with which we were entertained...
...account of events is so padded by the ingenious reporter that we hardly recognize them. Most marvellous, too, are the stories told us by everybody, but especially by young ladies, of the way college students spend their time. If we might believe them, our life is only a round of smoking, lounging, singing, theatre-going, and general making of ourselves happy. College fellows have "such good times" that many of these fair creatures would turn Amazons, and fight the Demon of Ignorance in classic shades, if "the powers that be" would allow them...