Word: desperandum
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Haul. Near Campbeltown, Scotland, the fishing boat Nil Desperandum dropped her nets in the Firth of Clyde, snared His Majesty's submarine Alcide...
...reports what progress has already been made. "After many years of struggle," says Mr. Shaw, "we have had but one subscription. The solitary sportsman who gave it was a Hamburg gentleman. When Germany recovers from the war, we may get another move on. Nil desperandum...
...number of the Monthly contains the following: "Class Unity," by G. Emerson '08; "The Backsliding of Sister Pettibone," by H. H. Harbour '06; "Love's Laughter," by J. H. Wheelock '08: "My Lady's Minstrel," by H. Hagedorn 07: "The Fourth Wise Man," by R. M. Arkush '07; "Nil Desperandum," by H. A. Bellows '06: "Gower," by C. T. Ryder '06; "An Intemperance Story," by J. L. Price '07; Editorials: Record: Book Notices...
...perhaps, that the gilded cross over the entrance to the library is a trophy of the capture of Louisburg by the New England troops in 1744. It was taken from a French church, and its present location is the more appropriate, since the motto of Colonial troops was: "Nil desperandum Christo duce," and that of the college is "Christo et Ecclesiau...
...Richter's office to get another card, but his door was likewise impervious. "Crushed again" would have aptly described my feelings as I went back to my lodging. Here I had been already three days at work and was just as far from matriculating as ever. However, although Nil desperandum is not the motto on my coat-of-arms, I resolved to adopt it on this occasion...
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