Section F, G and H

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"Section F, G and H"

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To fall down. (a) To prostrate
one's self in worship. "All kings shall fall down before
him." Ps. lxxii. 11. (b) To sink; to come
to the ground. "Down fell the beauteous youth."
Dryden. (c) To bend or bow, as a
suppliant. (d) (Naut.) To sail or
drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet. -- To
fall flat, to produce no response or result; to fail of
the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat. --
To fall foul of. (a) (Naut.)
To have a collision with; to become entangled with
(b) To attack; to make an assault upon. --
To fall from, to recede or depart from; not to
adhere to; as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to
fall from allegiance or duty. -- To fall from
grace (M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from the
faith. -- To fall home (Ship Carp.),
to curve inward; -- said of the timbers or upper parts of a
ship's side which are much within a perpendicular.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 48) First and Last Things (page 178) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 167)

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