Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Beebe prepared for college at St. Mark's School, in Southborough, and at Roxbury School in Cheshire, Connectieut. His first volume of poems, "Fallen Stars", was published in 1921, while he was still an undergraduate at Yale...
...Story. Strong and dark and young?and all blind?Great Raftery went the length and breadth of Ireland in Queen Anne's day. He made songs for the people and songs for himself of his love for them and for Ireland. Before usurers and poverty had fallen upon the country, the Rafterys had been fine folk. No man lived to call Great Raftery other than an Irish gentleman. No taphouse, farm cottage, hall or castle 'but hailed him as Ireland's dar ling and had bed, board and homage for him at any hour...
...Morocco caused grave apprehension in France and Italy. The map of Northern Africa depicts four areas whose inhabitants are under the suzerainty of foreign Powers: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya. Morocco is mainly under French dominion and is a remarkable example of how low the great Shereefian Empire has fallen; for, still a monarchy, it is subjected to the French Republic and is now of little or no political importance. Algeria and Tunisia are likewise French possessions, while the greater part of Libya belongs to Italy under the name of Tripolitania...
...dying fall of a sweet air. He, a Bale of Balisand, had been, like other Virginia gentlemen, a soldier. Fire and ice had altered the temper of his youth. Back again where riddles were playing, an elegant and austere figure, somewhat of a stranger to gaiety, he had fallen in love with Lavinia and she with him. The night before, he had challenged Gawin Todd to a duel for her hand; now he stood and watched her com ing down the stairs. He saw her silhouette above the banister, heard the thread of her frail singing...
...choice was said to have fallen upon Tokichi Tanaka, whilom Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, whilom Counselor of Embassy at the Washington Embassy, whilom Consul at Seattle. But Eki Hioki, once Japanese Ambassador to Germany, and Tsunso Matsudaira, a subminister in the present Cabinet, were also mentioned as mar ketable diplomats...