Word: strayed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...already had show that there is much interest taken in the organization, and that there are a number of men in College who take lively interest in political matters. In the debates there is one danger that needs to be avoided, if possible : that is, the tendency to stray from the question under discussion to mere refutations of perhaps very insignificant points. It might be advisable, in order to keep the subject constantly in mind, to have it written plainly on the blackboard behind the chairman's desk. The subject for the next debate is one of much interest...
...must be! What a brass face the girl must have! The carmine glow profuses my hectic cheeks as I think of it; and then for Isaac not to be ashamed of such coyness! Really, Mr. Brimstone, I'll double my conscription, if you will seek out my Isaac, my stray calf, my angel, and see if all this is voracious or likewise...