Word: wading
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...golden mean could be found some way by which we could all study that portion of a writer's life and works which would exactly meet the wishes of all, the complaint would be well based. But such a mean has not been discovered. We are still forced to wade, knee-deep at times, through a mass of personal reminiscences some trivial and unmeaning, others nauseous and repulsive, to arrive at a just conception of a writer, not only as an author, but also...
...inoffensive. This state of the grass drives us to the sidewalks, and there what do we find? Paving stones sunk below the level of the path, an utter absence of board walks, and everywhere underfoot, pools, rivulets, and streams of water, in which the unhappy student is obliged to wade. We think that this state of things, so often spoken of and so well known, ought to receive at least a trifling consideration from the authorities. If our rustic gardener is ignorant of the state of the walks, our geographical editor will conduct him to the "Chapel Morass," the "Holyoke...
...absence of the stove, now undergoing repairs, less a hardship than it might have been; but the want of fresh water for bathing proved to be very disagreeable. As the floats were not yet in position, and the tide was low, the crews which went out were obliged to wade knee deep in the ice-cold water and mud. It was even necessary to push aside floating cakes of ice, which had collected in front of the platform of the boat-house. When fairly afloat, the boats ran considerable danger of smashing their bows against the halfhidden blocks...
...They did not find any difficulty in hitting him, the batting being very free. The Harvard nine naturally out-fielded their opponents and made but five errors. They blanked Andover in every inning but the fifth, when Andover succeeded in earning two runs. The runs for Harvard were wade mostly in the third and fifth innings, when the men seemed to fathom Vinton's curves, and regular streaks of batting ensued. For Harvard, Tilden, LeMoyne, Baker and Coolidge, led at the bat, and Nichols, Coolidgeidge and Smith in fielding. Noyes batted well for Andover, and Stearns, Beckwith and Vinton...
EDITORS HERALD-CRIMSON. -Having just been compelled to wade through the yard of this noble college, I am full of wrath at the mismanagement which allows such sidewalks as we have. Every man in college has had the same experience for the last two weeks of rainy weather. What we want and must have, is better sidewalks in the yard. The stone walk from Grays to Holworthy, in front of Weld and University, is a disgrace to any civilized community...