Word: shedding
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Where once that blood was shed, the blossoms spring...
...been turned off. Consternation spread over all. After some deliberation, Professor Lever suddenly recollected that he had in his pocket a tallow candle, which he kept to reduce the friction of his pulleys. This was lighted, and peace temporarily restored. When the house was called to order, the light shed by the single tallow candle was unfortunately found not bright enough to enable any one of the Professors to read their parts, and, as no oration had been assigned for the evening, and extempore speaking is not approved by them, it was evident that no general business could be transacted...
...violets round their sweetest perfume shed...
...first year of the existence of this great blessing to the undergraduates is now drawing near its close, it may perhaps be a fitting occasion for offering a few remarks upon its management and general condition. In the first place, the amount of gas-light shed upon the Boston newspapers at the end of the room is sadly deficient. It is probably the belief of the managers that this class of reading loses its interest long before there is need of artificial light upon it; but the majority of those who visit the reading-room in the earlier part...