perished
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Even so the young man perished, Thus died Kullervo the hero, Thus the hero's life was ended, Perished thus the hapless hero.
From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias
Perished of thirst on Southern Nevada desert, in Muddy Valley section.
From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by McClintock, James H.
"Perished with cold and drenched with rain, I have many a time sat down and listened for several hours together to the writings of Plutarch, Rollins, or Clarendon."
From The Book of Courage by Faris, John Thomson
Have we not heard the marvels wrought By King Jaṭáyus,763 how he fought With Rávaṇ's might, and, nobly brave, Perished, the Maithil queen to save?
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
"The Ground-Whirl of the Perished Leaves of Hope" 248 XIII.
From A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada
