Word: sat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...friends, who are true, good, truth-loving fellows. One of these has swept honor after honor, and lives on their income, and his conversation is all of the Lord Dundreary style. This is just what he said to a young lady friend in my hearing within a fortnight. He sat with one knee tightly held in his clasped fingers: "Do-eh-er-like-er-music? I-eh-ye-know-eh-like-er-music-eh-ye-know." It is said these people in English drawing-rooms know a great lot on all manner of subjects, and that what they know they...
...least, doubtful. The old stroke, who has served the class so faithfully in three races, will be unable to row this year on account of ill health, and his loss is a serious calamity to the crew. In addition to this, several other men who have sat in the boat in previous years refuse to row again for reasons best known to themselves; and altogether the outlook is decidedly dark. Under these circumstances it is the clear duty of every man in the class who is of suitable physique, and can spare the time, to offer his services...
...cars just after the Yale-Harvard freshman foot-ball game. He was a Yale man. She, the cousin of a Harvard man. "Is this seat engaged, he said?" "No, sir!" she sweetly murmured, and he sat down. But that was as far as it went. He cast side-long glances, he hemmed, he coughed. In vain; the fair one heeded not but gently dozed. The people in the car smiled, he blushed, and - betook himself to the smoking car. - [Student...
...Glee Club, and as usual were enthusiastically received: "The Festal Day," "The Midshipmite" (solo by Mr. Howe), "Get Away from that Window" (with yodeling accompaniment by Mr. Dorr), "O Where, O Where is My Leetle Dog Gone?" (Messrs. Lilienthal and Dorr), "Down by the River," the familiar "The Elephant Sat on a Railroad Track," with alternating solos...
...rusher sat on the cold, damp ground...