Word: nervously
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...acquired a wrong idea of College Glee-Club singing. In the programme, given below, will be recognized many songs which have long been favorites in Cambridge; which were, with one or two exceptions, sung as well as we are accustomed to hear them here. The Club were evidently nervous during the first part of the evening, and consequently did not sing "Comrades in Arms," which opened the concert, as effectively as usual. "The Three Glasses" failed to make a sensation, as was expected, owing to the fact that it was sung loud all through. The "Ave Maria" was finely given...
SCENE. - Math. Room. - Mr. Smith at the board endeavoring to eliminate x, y, and u from three equations. Professor comes and stands by Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith grows nervous and "puts it up tighter." Professor inquires blandly, "What do you want to get rid of now, sir?" Mr. Smith, fearfully bored, replies, "Want to get rid of u, sir." Class applauds. - Va. Univ. Magazine...
...gallery should be placed a row of armchairs, comfortably stuffed, and adapted to the rheumatic, asthmatic, and nervous infirmities of the elderly visitors. For the use of these an extra fee equal to the price of admission should be exacted; and no purchaser of a standing ticket should be permitted to occupy a seat...
...deceptive! Yes, there come the cows, followed by a brown-faced urchin. We shall be just in time for a warm glass of milk. Ah! here's richness! This is n't milkman's milk. What a magnificent Jersey! I often think a man could never get nervous or ill-natured, could he always have before him the picture of good nature and repose which is depicted in the sleek countenance of a well-bred cow. But come, we must catch this sunset from the top of the hill. Nothing to equal this in Italy, eh? Atmosphere there...
...requests you to inscribe your name in a ponderous volume. Could it be that I was thus leaving a last record for the outer world before opening that mysterious plate-glass door on which I deciphered the words "Ring the Bell and Walk in"? I began to feel slightly nervous, and to repent my rashness in coming alone. The first apartment I entered was long and low, and quite dark. It seemed very much like a jail. Three or four small beds were ranged along the wall, on which reclined or squatted several individuals simply attired in a short strip...