fall to the lot

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“We spent three years of happiness, greater and more unalloyed than I have ever known fall to the lot of others,” he wrote in his pocket diary two days after his wife’s death.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2018

But most thrilling of all, perhaps, were Outa Karel’s personal experiences—adventures by veld and krantz with lion, tiger, jackal and crocodile, such as no longer fall to the lot of mortal man.

From Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales by Metelerkamp, Sanni

John Stow failed to make much money, but on the whole, he lived a peaceful life, enjoying the many pleasures that fall to the lot of the student.

From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William

Here he was—enjoying advantages such as rarely fall to the lot of the ardent lover.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram

It would indeed have been a matter for surprise had it been otherwise, since she enjoyed advantages which fall to the lot of very few.

From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel