Word: rising
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...people cried unto the priests, saying, Speak ye for us to our rulers, that we rise not up early to worship in a strange temple...
...Think ye to be called holy before the Lord when we rise up early to worship at your word and ye lie in idleness and sleep...
...week, - the debating-hall seating about 400. The subjects are as varied as possible, and constant efforts are made to prevent the debates becoming purely political. Social questions are not unfrequently discussed, whilst there are, occasionally, pure scientific or literary debates. There is no doubt, however that politics give rise to the most animated debates, - the house always being crowded when the principles of conservatism or liberalism are at stake. As to the 'style' of the debate, the House of Commons is closely followed. No one is allowed to name a speaker, - all are spoken of as 'honorable members'; personalities...
Vassar immediately took the lead, closely pushed by Ah Sin; at the end of the first mile Harvard was 498th, having passed Wesleyan, - a circumstance which gave rise to much profanity among the members of this usually orthodox University...
...Sure to rise clear from out our great...