Word: stake
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...approval, and this often from good-nature, and in the unconsciousness of any insincerity, - nay, more, with the inward satisfaction of having displayed great worldly tact. Undoubtedly worldly tact smooths intercourse, and should therefore, in regard to the foibles of men, be generously used. But if principle is at stake we make but a poor bargain if we exchange it for smoothness of intercourse. Witness our College, where certainly the tact alluded to in Holworthy's case is plentiful enough; no doubt that intercourse here is sufficiently oily, but is not the moral tone, or rather the absence of moral...
Judges at the stake...
...tell the truth, I did n't feel very enthusiastic about rushing; but my courage was at stake, and with my heart in my mouth, I said, "All right...
...outside position. This was accomplished by cool, powerful rowing and skilful steering. Columbia's hard work was telling on her, but still, with her admirable pluck, she spurted again and again, and as Harvard dropped her stroke to 33, and pulled easily along in search of the stake-boat, the position of which was completely concealed by the crowd of small craft hanging around the finish-line, the distance between the two shells was decreased to three lengths, in which position they crossed the line. Harvard's time was 21 minutes and 37 seconds; Columbia's, 21 minutes...
...were debarred by the books being closed the previous evening. There was a good deal of excitement when the two contestants passed the boat-house, on the way up; both were pulling hard and they were rowing pretty evenly, but Goddard soon got ahead, and on turning the stake-boat it was evident the race was his. Mr. Danforth did not pull over the course, leaving the race to Mr. Goddard, who rowed it in 6 minutes 11 1/2 seconds...