Word: confounded
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...gives say two-thirds of her quota towards its 'Varsity. I 'm quite aware that '82, as you state, failed to support both her crew and the 'Varsity; still, that class did not get a very good reputation by such conduct. Then, too, it is very fine to say, "Confound all class matters, what do I care for my class?" like the '80 men, and though, like '80, liberal with your money, to refuse to give yourself to class objects. But crews and theatricals and all organizations in the class must have earnest officers and hearty support from the members...
...Confound the Advocate!" thought I; but I restrained my feelings and proceeded to set forth the merits of the sheet I represented in the best possible light. The minds of my listeners did not seem satisfied with the prospect of frequent supplements, reports of athletic meetings, etc. They were evidently looking for some real intellectual treat...
...instrument of Providence was a fiendish German assassin, seeking the life of our most high Viceroy, whom may Heaven confound...
...disgust all the educated with these caricatures of a future life. Or, if the pulpit's elevation does convince its occupant that he can see a little farther into the realms of the unknowable, may he seek to picture it in the scholarly way that does not confound the gratification of the sensual appetites with the stimulation of the noblest powers of our higher nature...