Word: sure
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...cease to snowball. It needs no seer to discover the reasons. Not one in fifty of those who shout from their windows can be reported; in snowballing there are few chances that a man will be observed; what would be called serious disorder many times escapes notice. To be sure, when a man is detected, the authorities are not slow to award him his punishment, but thirty-two or sixty-four demerits have little effect on most men. Besides, the trifling nature of many cases renders the idea of any penalties absurd. It would be an unpleasant thing to have...