Word: storming
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...Rosa was the larger boat, but, with all Mr. Carlin's boasted seamanship, she was not well managed. 'I 'm ruther afeerd ther's a storm comin',' muttered Captain Scuffles, with an anxious look; and he let loose the sheets a little. The vessel careened and shivered, and leapt forward over the waves. It was now past noon, and the captain opened the suspiciously large package, and passed it to me. I had eaten scarcely any breakfast, and, in spite of the absorbing excitement, the sight of food made me hungry. I acknowledged that he had been wiser than...
FAUST (laughing). Nay, good Mephisto, storm and rage at will...
After the storm of applause had died out, Mr. E. W. Atkinson was elected Second Marshal by acclamation...
...sandwich, bore direct testimony. I noted all these points in a twinkling of an eye, for two years in a class like '82 develops one's eye for female beauty amazingly. My heart throbbed as she gazed at me in a pensive manner and sighed again. I resolved to storm the fort at once, and, bracing myself on recollections of conquests in the 'Port, I began: "O most bewitching stranger, know that you have before you a youth who for five summers has sought a maiden like you. A youth who wants to find a girl untarnished by the chromo...
...made me feel more like meeting my Uncle Luther. I entered the room quietly to see what the old cove was about. By thunder, he was still looking at the pictures! When he saw me, the picture dropped, and I fancied I saw a blush his cheek. "Nathaniel," - the storm was coming; but as I began to feel as if I did n't care whether school kept or not, I lit a cigarette (he abominates smoking) and sat on the table prepared to take it, - take it, - "Nathaniel," he repeated, "these Jez - women are very comely and shapely; they...