Word: within
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...WILY old cat, having by her vigorous efforts well thinned out a colony of mice, had one day got within her reach a certain young mouse, almost the last survivor of his race. He begged the feline for his life and liberty. "I am," said he, "very young, and have never tried to escape or outwit you. I have an interest in the continuance of our species, and although you may devour me now, there will be no gratification in having exterminated...
Full many a Fresh with greatest cheek e'er seen The class of '83 within its depths doth bear, Full many a dollar have they, bright and pure and clean, Which neither the Ball Club nor the Boat Club nor the Junior Prom. Com. nor the Courant nor the Record nor the Lit. nor the News nor anything under heaven yet discovered, can from their pockets tear. - Courant...
...track had been divided by lines into three courses, for the one-hundred-yards slow race. - a capital idea, as it prevented fouls, and required skilful riding to keep within the limits, S. Williston, '82, and J. H. Taylor, B. I., started; but the former soon fell off his machine, and the latter simply rode over the course...
...second trial-heat was between J. A. C. Wright, '81, A. J. Abbe, '81, and F. L. Creesy, '82. Wright soon had the track to himself, as his competitors could not keep within their lines...
...first event was for the one-mile walk, in which, out of six men entered, only two appeared at the scratch. These were Messrs. F. C. Huidekoper, '80, and E. E. Wentworth, '82. For about half a mile they kept along within three feet of each other; but, by the end of the third lap, Wentworth worked ahead, and won by ten yards, in 8 m. 36 s. Huidekoper's time...