Word: blowne
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Previous to the removal of the marbles by Lord Elgin, he said, other spoliations of the temples and monuments were made. Private individuals visited Athens and carried off large statues and sculptures to adorn their own private galleries. On December 26, 1687, the Parthenon was blown up in the Venetian siege of the Acropolis and many antiquities of inestimable value were lost...
...crews will be ready at Brookline bridge promptly at 3 p. m. The stern of eachshell will be held from a boat attached to a rope stretched across the river. As soon as the shells are in position, one long whistle will be blown as a preparatory signal. Twenty seconds after this signal three short sharp whistles will signify "Are you ready...
...that the foot-ball season is finished, the attention of the students at Princeton is turned to base-ball. The outlook at present is very dull, and the old members are somewhat despondent. The ball cage which was erected last winter. after considerable effort, was blown down during the summer and has not been rebuilt. The gymnasium is not suitably equipped for winter practice, and there is almost no opportunity for batting. It is a recognized fact that a cage is indispensable for the formation of a good nine, and this accident is very serious. The men interested in base...
...soon as the shells are in position as above, one long whistle will be blown, as a preparatory signal...
...downfall, bore in its glowing sides the marks of its history. Turenne's cannon have pounded these walls; the thunderbolt has smitten them again and again; French gunpowder has done its best to hurl those massive battlements skyward and has failed, though the Great Tower at the corner was blown up. The tooth of time has gnawed unceasingly, yet not all ungently, upon the ruin. From that gaping window Elizabeth of England looked out many a time; that octagon tower and the dungeons beneath it could tell strange tales, if they chose; kings and princes have supped and made merry...