Word: sorts
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...familiarity that undergraduates may impose upon them. These familiarities are often carried to an almost unbearable extent, and must be very annoying to graduates. Last year several rooms which were reserved for graduates were entered by students, and the "preparations" made way with without ceremony. Actions of this sort do not become us at the present high state of Harvard gentlemanliness, and this year we hope they will be carefully avoided...
...when I first knew him I found him very agreeable. But he has since developed a propensity for quietly laying hands upon the best tarts in every dish. He will lounge up to the table, join in a friendly conversation with somebody or other, and, in an absent sort of way, will slip into his plate tart after tart that I am vainly endeavoring to get at (I may remark, parenthetically, that I am physically small and weak), yet the man is so perfectly pleasant about it that in the present state of affairs I cannot publicly proclaim my disgust...
...although his presence is becoming as disagreeable to me as is the presence of a proctor when, as rarely happens, I feel the need of referring to certain notes in my possession, I have no sort of means of getting rid of him, unless I keep away from the R. E. T. myself. Now I am quite sure that I am not alone in my sentiments, that there are dozens of men who would like to get rid of Swiddle if they knew how; and if we could ostracize him it would give us all the greatest pleasure...
...rich enough to put into practice. At the same time some of my readers may be able and willing to do so. The plan is very simple. All you need is a large house, a steep staircase, and a pair of hobnailed shoes. The house is a sort of decoy. You invite the man that you don't like to dine with you, or inveigle him into your power in some other way. When he comes to the house, he is led through a suite of elegant apartments decorated with paintings of the "Fall of the Rebellious Angels," the "Fall...
...There is no sort of need of being found...