Word: seldom
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...made appetizing, and much of our food is therefore of a cheap kind; the meats are from inferior cuts, or are not well carved; we do not have anything warm at lunch; the tablecloths and napkins are coarse or small, and I do not dare to notice how seldom they are washed; in short, as I have said, while all credit is due to the managers for making our money go as far as it does, they have not enough money to supply us with anything better than a third-rate hotel table...
...been admitted. At Oxford and Cambridge the custom is universally followed, and accepted as necessary and convenient. A refusal of admittance is not taken as an impoliteness even. The custom may be followed here to some extent by the harder working portion of students, but the less studious class seldom resort to it. It is perhaps even of more importance to the latter class than to the former, for they endeavor in the last day, perhaps hour or two, before an examination to learn what others have taken care to study as it came. An interruption at such a time...
Thus the result of the entire system is that those men who bid fair to be our more prominent writers and thinkers are induced to exercise themselves more in writing and thinking than less promising students, who will seldom need to do more than write business letters. Of course, there are many men who do not use any of these means of education, for even a theme may be bought for a few dollars; still it is through no fault of our system that men remain awkward in expressing themselves. That many of our best writers are willing to make...
During our summer wanderings, wherever they may lie, many opportunities of observing human nature will be opened to us; people can seldom conceal their traits and habits effectually, even when they try; and seriously, I think much pleasure, and not a little "knowledge of character," may be gained by forming the habit of quietly observing the speech and customs of those with whom we happen to be thrown. The man who is always thinking so much of himself that he never thinks of other people, although doubtless he has happy thoughts, will find many a half-hour drag heavily, which...
...influence, but we hope that its results will soon be seen in the improved carriage and manly bearing of the students, who are now, it must be confessed, for the most part either "slouchy" and round-shouldered, or else conspicuous for their "dog." The position of the soldier is seldom considered of much importance by the young recruit, who is all anxiety to get a musket and parade about the streets to the admiration of the fairer sex and of the throngs of little ragamuffins who follow his march. Judging from the various positions which different men keep...