Word: breathless
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...head. "Halt!" cries his opponent's second. The swords are instantly stuck up by the seconds and the umpire steps up to examine the head. It was a close shave, but the skin is whole, so they start again. The men are now getting terribly excited. Breathless and panting they slash away at each other; and it is no easy matter for the seconds to stop them at the word "halt." - London Society...
...edition of the college regulations, which appears to-day, has been awaited by the students at large with breathless interest, and beyond all doubt the important changes that have been hopefully expected either will or will not be found. It has long been our belief that all the provisions regarding the system of petitions should be abolished, and we shall not feel able to regard the revision of the regulations a success if this change has not been made. We naturally feel no little regret at not having received a prospectus of this new edition, whereby we might learn...
...college men can be classified from their modes of recreation, of course the first class consists of those who belong to the 'Varsity and class teams and crews. Although, perhaps the smallest class, yet undoubtedly they are the most interesting. Their games and contests are watched with breathless interest by the entire college, and their success over any powerful rival is received with the wildest enthusiasm. The second class includes those who- men perhaps unsuccessful in their efforts to reach their destination of belonging to class 1, or others less ambitions, -engage in the different sports for the love...
...DOUBLE TRAPEZE.The exhibition on the trapeze was by Messrs. Bachelder and Davis, whose feats have given interest to many of our previous meetings. Their efforts were liberally applauded, especially the drop motions and the circling acts in the air, which were watched with breathless interest by the lady spectators. The exhibition as a whole was better than any yet given...
...upon by the students competing for the Townsend prize the following: "Regulations of Inter-State Commerce," "Strikes," "Recent Decision of the Supreme Court on the Civil-Rights Bill" and "Government Control of the Telegraph." Congress and the country at large will await the settlement of these important questions with breathless interest. [Lowell Citizen...