Word: begging
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...looked at our airy garb. "I 'm afraid I have got into the wrong room," said he, meekly. "I beg pardon, I 'm sure...
...beg your pardon for suspecting you," said I, "but you are at fault, as you will admit." He nodded. "To make assurance doubly sure, however, I will go with you to your room below...
...people have given to its measures At the same time, sir, being fully sensible that you are strongly impressed with the necessity of religion, virtue, and solid learning for supporting freedom and good government, and fixing the happiness of the people upon a firm and permanent basis, we beg leave to recommend to your favorable notice the University intrusted to our care, which was early founded for promoting these important ends. .... While we exert ourselves in our corporate capacity to promote the great objects of this institution, we rest assured of your protection and patronage...
...class to the highest distinction. We feel that we are merely following the example of all of his friends, when we offer Mr. Sykes our most hearty congratulations on his happy success. If, then, any one is disposed to censure our seeming partiality to Seventy-seven, we simply beg leave to direct his attention to the above-mentioned statistics, bearing in mind the hitherto veracious reputation of plain figures...
...ready, and in the hands of Mr. H. L. GEYELIN, of the University of Pennsylvania, and already the names of prominent athletes appear on his lists. The Committee are preparing a set of Field Rules, which will be distributed before June 20. The Committee, in closing, would earnestly beg the hearty co-operation of all the athletes of the various colleges. Assuring all such that they may rely on honorable treatment and every chance of success, and that no effort shall be spared to render the coming Meeting the most successful in American athletics...