Word: talk
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have been A modest proposal; with should have been with; jittle should have been little; the editorial article on Josiah Quincy should have been written eight months ago, since the name has been on the statue since last spring; to who should have been to whom; the "Proctors' Table Talk" should have been freed of a few vulgarities; and the "Proposal," whether "Model" or "Modest," should not have been accepted...
...Father, do not look at me so! Do not talk to me so! It was not my fault; I was lost in the forest. I came back as soon as I could...
...stranger all local industries are for the time suspended until the entire community has informed itself to its utter satisfaction regarding the minutiae of said stranger's life, habits, religious belief, and matrimonial intentions. But they did n't get much out of me. I don't talk very much about myself. I'm not egotistical. I am fully convinced of this, for I've heard myself say it a great many times. But there was one topic which I was perfectly willing to discuss, and that was the general excellence and particular fleetness of my Texan. In fact...
...charmingly you talk! No one can be stupid who is blessed with your company," said Sue, with a coquettish glance...
...athlete. None of your tennis champions or great Lacrosse players (honored opponents of Kanucks and Indians), but a real, genuine, out-and-out athlete. I panted for the honors of the oar, the bat, the ball. I went into training. I am, therefore, now qualified by experience to talk of training. In the first place, I will mention some of its recommendations. It 's an interesting state, one that is warranted to fascinate the fair sex. Then it 's a sure remedy for unpleasant engagements; and you can shake a bore on the strength of it every time...