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I will not for thy glory Go drown, when all is o'er; My dear, this same old story Befell me once before.

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

What Befell the Man in the Brig  XXIV.

From The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis by Durham, Victor G.

Oh God, how easy was it then!—See what Befell!

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various

Befell a panic flight, and at its heels the Highland rush streamed into and had its way with Cope's infantry.

From Foes by Johnston, Mary

The strangest of adventures, That happen by the sea, Befell to Lord Arnaldos On the Evening of St. John; For he was out a hunting - A huntsman bold was he!

From Forty-Two Poems by Flecker, James Elroy