Word: mastered
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...found her master gone...
That he heard its master...
...nothing could be more picturesque than the sight of the large pack of hounds, and the "whip" in his red coat and top-boots riding around them, calling them all by name. By degrees the different gentlemen and ladies arrived, and before long one who had formerly been the master of the hounds, - a fine-looking old gentleman with snow-white hair and whiskers and ruddy cheeks. The "whip" sounded the horn, and the pack, followed by the riders, started for the woods; for a while they were lost to view, and nothing could be heard but the barking...
...toast-master, Mr. Macaulay, then, after a few remarks, gave the first regular toast of the evening, "Alma Mater," to which Mr. Stetson replied. "The Class of '78" was answered by Mr. Thayer, and "The First Ten" by Mr. Blaine, President of the Institute, from '78. Mr. Kidder was then called upon to reply for "The Ladies," and Mr. Swift afterwards made some remarks in answer to the toast, "The Institute of 1770." He said that the Class of '77 had somewhat changed the society by making it less formal, and he advised the class, which was about to carry...
...Barnes, the President of the evening, opened with a speech suitable for the last meeting of the society of '77, which was followed by the oration from Mr. Strobel and the poem from Mr. Young. Mr. Butler, the toast-master, announced the regular toasts, which were responded to by the following gentlemen: "Our Alma Mater," Mr. Wheeler, in the absence of Mr. Sykes, who was appointed to respond; "The Athenaeum of '77," Mr. Watson; "The Ladies," Mr. Cushing; "The Athenaeum of '78," Mr. Vinton, in absence of Mr. Tufts, who was to respond; "Our Literary Interest," Mr. Tiffany; "Annuals...