Word: rested
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...were not enough, and added a fifth, the Lost Cause (worst of all). This man was St. Behoene, a celebrated physicist (who flourished in the time of Abelard and Heloise), canonized on account of his broad charity for all who held opinions different from his own. His bones now rest quietly in the little Monastery of Beck, a place still famous for the piety and erudition of the occupants...
...Yale College Catalogue for 1879-80 shows that the students at the college number 1,003, including 581 in the academical apartment, 175 in the scientific school, 88 in the theological school, 32 in the medical college, and 74 in the law school; the rest being divided between the students in the school of fine arts and those pursuing a graduate course. The list of Faculty and instructors includes one hundred names...
...rest unmourned for in the dismal tomb...
...three to decide. The teams were made up as follows: '82 - Chalfant, Lawrence (captain), Jennings, Perin, and Warren (anchor); '83 - Hammond (captain), Curtis, Kip, Morrison, and Sawyer (anchor). The first pull was won, after a sharp struggle, by '83, in 40 seconds, amidst great excitement. After a short rest the teams changed sides, and made ready for the second tug, which '82 secured by hard work in the same time as the previous one, 40 seconds. The final bout was won, amid great excitement, by '82. The meeting then broke up with nine cheers for Mr. Augustus Hemenway...
While I was regarding this collection of miseries, the Faculty issued a second proclamation, that every one should now be allowed to exchange his affliction with any he might select from the heap, and that, the choice once made, every one must rest contented for a week...