Word: downes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...court he saw a great many of asses laden with woode to serve the house, that he went and tooke one of the greatest asses with al the woode, and layde him on hys back, and went up al the stayrs into the galary, and dyd caste downe the asse with al the woode into the chimney, and the asse's fete upward, whereof the Earl of Foix had great joye, and so had all they that wer ther, and had mervele of his strength...
The foot races at the Olympic games were of three lengths - namely, once over the course or "stadion," as it was called, and which became the unit of the Greek road measure, being 600 Greek feet, equal to 606 feet 9 inches English: twice over it - that is, from one...
Hunting opened the game with a hit to right-field, which Campbell failed to get to first in time. A passed ball took Hunting to second, a bad throw by Henshaw moved him to third and he came in on another passed ball. Moran and Mahr struck out and Bent...
7. Settles at the finish. Gets an extra body reach after he has come down with his slide. Feathers under water and rows his oar out.
As a whole, the crew fail to control themselves. They rush down on the recover and fail to get their weight right on. With hardly an exception the men settle badly at the finish.