Word: dawns
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Federal troops occupied a strong position called Cemetery Ridge, south of the town. Shaped like a fish hook, this ridge was ended by two knolls, Culps on the right and Round Top on the left. The rest of the army was hurried up during the night and at dawn was stretched from Culps almost to Round...
There was a brilliant auroral display just before dawn this morning...
Scribner's Sons publish "Malmos, the Quietist," by John Bigelow, and "Outlines of Primitive Belief," by Mr. Kearney, author of the "Dawn of History...
...course of his lecture on the "Chinese at Home," E. B. Drew, Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, says: "The chief characteristic of the Chinese, as a nation, is industry. Their working day begins at dawn, and lasts till sunset. Schools open at sunrise, and do not close till 5 P. M., there being but one short recess during the day. The emperor and his court rise soon after midnight, and court audiences are given between 5 and 8 o'clock in the morning. After sunset very few people are in the streets, the Chinese, like domestic fowls, retiring early...
...Stark and white in the dull dawn...