Word: rising
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...view of these facts I was greatly surprised to hear reports to the effect that certain persons were giving large odds against Mr. Wendell, - in some cases as large as seven to one; and, indeed, this circumstance gave rise to such general comment that it reached the ears of a number of people who are rarely informed in regard to sporting matters. It seemed a pitch of folly which could not be explained...
...soulless, I dash down the dreams that rise...
...motto "Veritas" on the face. The roof of the building will be plain, broken only by dormer windows, two on each side, and one at each end, with but a slight projection. These windows are all quadruple, four in each group. Two large chimneys at each end will rise through the building, arching into one just below the roof and rising ten feet above it. Each dormer window, as well as the roof, will be covered with akron tiles. The mullions on the roof-face, and also the hips and ridges, will be covered with terra-cotta. The cresting will...
CANDIDATES for the Freshman Crew now train as follows: rise at 7 A. M., and walk until 7.40; row 800 strokes at 2.30 P. M.; at 4.30 run half an hour...
...marks certainly have reached their lowest ebb; if they do not rise pretty soon, I shall be completely stranded. They have all been pretty low, but I call my last one low-water mark because I can't conceive of anything lower down than that mark...