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California. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts met for Southern California honors. Tilden of Philadelphia smote Chapin of Springfield hip and thigh, though his own thigh and ankle ached from a stumble. Collegiate. Onto the courts at Eastbourne, England, strolled several young Oxonians, several young Cantabs. They undid their white knitted mufflers, slid out of their gay striped blazers. They politely volleyed with their guests-several young Elis, several young "Red Bellies" (Harvards). They conveniently trounced their guests, 15 matches to 6, politely strolled in to tea. These matches are now an annual occurrence...
...Lloyd-George has always been as skillful in disentangling knots as in avoiding the torpedoes of the enemy. He has been inclined to use Alexander's method of untying a knot, caring little whether he smote a little to the right or left of the true center as long as the entanglement was loosened. Perhaps the two-edged Wish sword is dulled from smiting; or perhaps the rope today is stronger than usual...
...despitefully to Master P. Ye men of Yayle caste ye balle between ye upright poles and laughed boysterously. Againe atte ye spoken worde a brave youthe of ye faire Harvardes lepte forth yth ye balle, but was caste down by ye farreare man of Yayle. Atte ys ye youthes smote ye men and ye men strucke ye youthes and there was muche tarrying from ye-playe. Then ye great rusherman of Yayle sallied toward ye hene-coope but at ye worde of Master P. rested by ye pond. Master P. anon admonished ye men of Yayle and ye worde...
...peeped in the door. Her father was sitting in a corner, his head bent in his hands, the very figure of grief. The girl's heart smote her; she rushed in, fell at her father's feet, and threw her arms around...
...Smote on the tempest's lull with sudden...