Word: swifter
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Swifter than lightning Dante transcends the earth, and travels from planet to planet towards the highest beatitude. The first heaven is the planet of the Moon, where dwell the souls of those whose wills though set upon virtue, were unstable in character. From the Moon Beatrice lifts Dante with a look to the second heaven of Mercury, where rest the souls of those who have pursued honor and glory on earth. Their low station in heaven is owing to their excessive desire for honor while in the world of the living. The third sphere is that of the planet Venus...
...first set was started tentatively, the men slowly playing a swifter game. There was much excellent lobbing. Chase usually getting his points by side line plays. Hoppin got most of his points by steady playing and a few good places. In this set both men put more balls into the net than out, and there was almost no driving. Hoppin finally won through his steadiness. Score...