Word: bade
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...assembled guests at the wedding feast in Canaan: "Whatever He saith unto you, do it." Mary had been dwelling with her Son in Nazareth and there she had studied Him and had gradually come to understand Him. She trusted so completely that, not knowing what Christ would do, she bade the guests do whatever He said to them. She struck the note that has come down through the year. Christ has often seemed dark to the inquiring man; but the man looks up and sees a duty he cannot escape. He feels it coming from God, and, in doing...
...punished by three days in the "jug." Having explained the working of the capstan, he conducted us to the rear of the boat, where parallel bars, etc., have been erected. The men exercise there during the evening, often having interesting sparring and wrestling matches for their amusement. As we bade our courteous guide farewell on the upper deck, we noticed the purser with a green parrot - the ship's pet - seated on his wrist and swearing volubly, - the last words we heard upon the "Wabash." We descended into the scow, which was waiting, the windlass turned, and we were once...
...portieres, pictures, (all society), etc., etc.; but the same old-! Our friend was playing cards. His opponent holding a full hand, wanted to finish the game. But our call effectually ended the game, and so we were invited to glance at Tufts. We were drawn to the window, and bade to glance toward Cambridge. The view was very fine, but was soon obstructed by the re-appearance of our athletic friends. We were surprised at the smile of pride that covered the face of our friend as he cried, "Ah, the Eleven!" He told us that the foot-ball interests...
...time, however, the good King became jealous of the regard which his beloved people had for this band, and determined to do them injury. He accordingly summoned to his royal presence on the hill, his Lord High Chamberlin and Keeper of the Garden Walks, and bade him issue a manifesto forbidding the nine to publish notices of their balls within his royal domains, and from this there was no appeal. Thus did the king deal with the nine...
...meeting of the Science Association of Johns Hopkins University, Professor Sylvester bade farewell to the association, saying that he should leave for Europe before its next meeting. He hoped that steps would be taken to make the valuable and interesting meetings of the association accessible to the general public, and to print reports of them in some scientific journal. He thought it desirable also that verbal and impromptu reports be more often made, in addition to the papers read, and "the well known American bashfulness" thus overcome...