Word: ter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...absences were announced in Latin, and excuses had to be made in Latin also. The announcement would be given, - Terabfuisti," and the boy addressed would answer, "Semel aegrotavi et bis invalui." or "Detentus ob anucis;" but it is related that a certain unlearned Freshman once made reply. "Non ter, sed semel abfui; Carolus frater locked me up in the buttery...
...each week absences were announced in Latin after the service. "Ter abfuisti," a student would be informed. To which he would answer, "Semel aegrotavi," "Bis invalui," or "Detentus ab amic s" (friends from home...
...freshman once replied to this question, "Non ter, sed semel abfui; Carolus frater locked me up in the buttery." The boys Latin had failed to the great amusement of all present...
Alarm No. 61 called out a large number of students last evening to a fire in a shop on Boylston St. An old woman present expressed matters pretty accurately when she said: "The poor sthudents! Shure 'nd there wus n't enough fur 'em ter warrum their hands...
...very kind that you is, sor. I've no more ter say, sor, exceptin" that sometimes the gintlemin is rale ganerous now. Onct, sor, I found a table drawer open just wide enough fer the loike o' me ter see in, and in there, sor, was a five dollar bill, sor. I knowed that it wus put there fer me ter see, sor, and so I tuk it, sor, jest as any xise woman'd have did. It kept me and me five chillers a hull week, sor. The nixt day afther that, sor, I got promotion. That...