Word: waylaid
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Waylaid, dean of the Yale law school, in the course of an address some time ago said: "I have done more for the profession in advising young men not to enter it, than I ever did by teaching." Also he said: "It pains me to look into the faces of so many likely young men, because I know that a large number will be driven to the wall." Also: "Young men, unless you know you have a special adaptation to some branch of the law, the sooner you sell your books and get out of Ann Arbor the better...
...mention Egypt if you were not fortunate enough to get waylaid by a native...