Word: said
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...tablet recently placed in Memorial Hall with a paraphrase of the Latin inscription on the outside, is said to have been put up for the benefit of any members of the Administration visiting us on Commencement, who are not familiar with monumental Latin...
...seems to me that it is about time that something should be said in defence of that much-maligned creature the proctor. The violent censure and scathing sarcasm that have been hurled upon his defenceless head for weeks past have entirely destroyed his nervous system. He has grown prematurely old. I dare say that a close observer could detect a few straggling gray hairs in his head. No more do we hear the sound of the "squeaking boots" ; his manly tread is silenced. 'T is pitiful to see him moping on the corners with his brothers, or sitting with...
...must be said that there are some queer stories afloat in Hartford about a little performance decidedly hurtful to Harvard's success, in which a certain Hartford sporting man, with heavy bets on Yale, some gallons of punch, and some six members of the Harvard Nine, figured prominently the night before the match...
...There," said he, "we 'll have it the base-ball championship. You put in ten on the Bostons, and I ten on the - Hullo, there's Lyon, I must catch him before he goes in, or he 'll sport on me. I'll come back for my cane...
...right," said he, and he took out his purse. "Well, I've only five dollars; hand us over some of your money, it's easier to understand when the pool's large. That's right, - five, ten, - good Heavens! fifty dollars, - that will make a jolly pool. You're a rich man, Morris...