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Word: delight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ball was lost to Wesleyan. Wesleyan kicked the ball up the field into Sears' hands. A long pass gave Porter a chance to run, and he passed the whole Wesleyan team, making a touchdown in about four minutes from the beginning of the game. This was encouraging, and the delight of the graduates increased when Woodman kicked a goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/7/1886 | See Source »

...method pursued in History 12 can hardly be dignified by the above name, yet it will no doubt prove a most beneficial course of labor for all who intend to take History 20 in future years. We must greet all such changes as those in History 12 with delight and satisfaction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/22/1886 | See Source »

...plan. The advantages of such a scheme are clear; first, the pleasure afforded to the college; and secondly, the pleasure and practice gained by the members of the various clubs themselves. Of the latter, there can be no doubt; while to the other, we who have listened with delight to the - alas, too few concerts of our University Glee Club, and have regularly roared "more," are a host of ready witnesses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/13/1886 | See Source »

...been done this year to make these races successful. and it is confidently expected that they will take place without hitch or postponement. The weather is beautiful, and the water of the Thames has been uncommonly smooth for the last few weeks. The air up the river is delight fully cool and bracing, and consequently the oarsmen are all feeling wonderfully well. To use an old boatman's words, who rowed me across Gale's Ferry the other day, "The people don't die at all round these parts. No sir. There's Jim Smith over there, you see, hoeing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard University Crew. | 6/24/1886 | See Source »

...Sheppard got his first on an error. He was touched out at second by Edgerly in a very clever manner. Edgerly held the ball, Phillips ran home as if to dispute the umpire's decision, Sheppard started for third and Edgerly touched him out to the great delight of the spectators. Foster caught a terrific drive of Brigham's, and Dann struck out. Harvard drew a blank...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Second Defeat. | 6/21/1886 | See Source »

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