Word: suspect
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Oscar Wilde's poems and aesthetic lecture have been issued in the Seaside Library, 10 cents. We suspect Oscar is now in favor of international copyright. He will visit Boston the latter part of this month, and we hope may be induced to call at Harvard...
...that terrible outbreak on Red Hill. There he burst forth a raving madman. What might have happened had not two other pedestrians fortunately approached, I do not pretend to say. Yet, previous to that occurrence, till within two or three days, at least, no one had appeared to suspect him of not being in his right mind. My poor sister Edith! How she has suffered in this sad affair! It comes to light, however, when all is said and done, that some of his college friends had noted some inexplicable mystery about his conduct, even at the very time...
...fell a-talking with each other. I could not help be impressed with the charm of his manner, for he reminded me very distinctly of his sister. Surely there was no dark hidden mystery in this man's life! What was I but a raving lunatic, to suspect him? Yet - yet! There was the suspicion, and it would not vanish...
...think so, do you?" He began to execute an intricate double shuffle on the carpet, quite unmindful of our neighbors beneath. This was a most extraordinary performance for Steve, usually a very quiet and modest fellow. I began to suspect that he had imbibed too freely on his way to Arlington...
...cannot find some more encouraging example. "Popping the Question" is a little descriptive piece, very prettily written. I saw it first in a book of selections, and did not suspect that it was written by a student. In a more serious vein is a piece called "Forebodings;" it is full of fine feeling, and called forth an answer from one of the professors. "The Old Professor" is a pathetic poem, and is well worth reading. "The Bells of Venice" is a fine piece. I will quote the last stanza...