Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...prospects of the University crew are rapidly improving. During the last week they have fallen together much better than heretofore. The stroke seems to be "brightening up," and is pulled through a little better; though it is by no means perfect as yet. The principal fault is that too much importance is given to the "catch" on the beginning, to the detriment of the rest of the stroke...
AFTER suffering in silence from the cold at prayers for two days, we instructed our reporters to ascertain exactly how cold it was; and accordingly, on Wednesday, two of them gave us the following results. One of them, in a comparatively secluded corner, found his thermometer had fallen to 42, and as yet showed no intention of remaining fixed; the other, in a more exposed situation, yet not more exposed than that occupied by most of the two upper classes, recorded a temperature of 36. Under such circumstances as these, we should like to ask those of our government...
...Hath fallen before thy Cupid's dart...
...that it will be well to insure the success of the enterprise by making the members of the Faculty honorary members of the club. A certificate of membership - in short, a shingle - might be issued with an appropriate device; such as a scroll, held out by angels of the "Fallen Order," provided with horns, cloven feet, and all other usual accessories. If a skull and bones were placed at the top of this shingle, I have strong reason to hope that we should receive an assurance of kindred feeling from a certain society in that college which is situated...
Once angels of heaven, now fallen from grace...