Word: friend
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...evening, as I was loitering about the entrance to the ball-room of one of the hotels at Saratoga, wishing that the thermometer would try the effect of a cold bath, I saw R., a college friend of mine and in the Senior class. He is a nice fellow, and good-looking; but, owing to the absence of those airy nothings usually indulged in by men of his age, his appearance is somewhat youthful...
...that hour, so the change would not increase this inconvenience. The disadvantages of the present room, such as the cost of heating, presence of examinations, and proximity to a recitation-room would be avoided, and the Library would have taken one more step towards making itself "the nearest friend of every student and every instructor...
...dear friend, a boon if thou wilt...
...tramway - I mean, horse-car - been on the Continent so much - a good deal." As the entire faculties of '82 seem to be concentrated in an effort to meet only "nice fellows," I thought the matter would interest them all; so I told my young friend that he might look for an answer in the next Crimson...
...speaking of your friend Brown, in San Francisco. "O yes," ejaculates the man of universal information, with the air of a person who has known Brown from boyhood, and has been on intimate terms with the Brown family for three generations. You question him closely, and he says he has not seen Brown for several years; does n't suppose he should recognize him now. When questioned more closely, he admits he does not know Brown personally, but has heard a great deal about him. This is what most of his intimate friendships amount to. But his conceit is impenetrable...