Word: played
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...feature of our Nine's play was more praiseworthy than their excellent base running; there was no lagging or misjudgment in this respect. Morgan's catching was the brilliant feature of Yale's play. Though making a few unusual errors for him, his general play was very fine. Carter did not prove as effective as before, but he is always a hard man to hit. The rest played rather poorly, as the score will show. Their occasional brilliant plays were fully recognized, and applauded by the audience in an impartial and courteous spirit, which New Haven audiences would do well...
...Fifteen minutes," he said at last; "not quite as well as your father used to do. But you are flurried, embarrassed; Diana will play to you. You must excuse me now. Good evening." And he bowed himself...
...left with Golden Hair; and she played to me. It was the most severe classical music, - Bach and Mozart, Handel and Haydn. "No," said she, "my father does not allow me to play anything of Beethoven's or Mendelssohn's; but you see I have all the classics...
...began, rather stumblingly, you will see, - 'Thracian Chloe rules me, who is learned in sweet music, who can play the cithara; on which account I wish that I might...
...lawn's fair slope, whereon at earliest hours Is heard the voice of children at their play...