Some of the pencils are shaped in a curious manner: models of the pencils, made of iron, are stuck upright upon an iron tray, having edges raised as high as the intended length of the pencils; and a metallic alloy, made of tin, lead, antimony and bismuth is poured into the sheet-iron tray.
— from Forty Centuries of Ink Or, A chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by David Nunes Carvalho

They did not seem to appreciate the fact that he was an outcast and a prisoner, but treated him as if they had every reason to be proud of this reunion.
— from The Sheriff of Badger: A Tale of the Southwest Borderland by George Pattullo

They might be icily rude to a pushing outsider, as indeed they had every right to be, but never to one of their own.
— from Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Yet his thin lips curled in a dreamy smile as he was whirled away in the serviceable little Darracq which had been presented to him by a titled idiot in gratitude for an introduction that had eventually ruined him.
— from A Traitor's Wooing by Headon Hill

Above is the "high embowed roof" of the central tower; around are the stalls set in a screen of woodwork intricately carved.
— from Evesham by E. H. (Edmund Hort) New

He regarded her stoically for an instant; then his eyes returned to Miss Clarkson's, who had risen, and was watching him closely.
— from Many Kingdoms by Elizabeth Garver Jordan

There is a fire-station within view of the windows, and the paper had a specially crushed appearance, as if the heavy engine ran over it.
— from My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

But we shall have ample reason, in other instances, to perceive -400- that procrastination was more natural to him than energy, and, in the present case, delays for a time appeared injurious to his enemies rather than to himself.
— from Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 2 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630. by James Dennistoun

We are told in one sentence that he was rash and ridiculous for promising this, unversed as he was in military command : a few words farther, we are informed that he expressly requested that the most competent man to be found, Demosthenês, might be named his colleague.
— from History of Greece, Volume 06 (of 12) by George Grote