"It must also be evident, that in the two triangles A G B and D G E, that E D, the length of the image, must be to A B, the length of the object, as G D, the distance of the image, is to G B, the distance of the object from the lens.
— from American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by S. D. (Samuel Dwight) Humphrey

Soon the flames were dimmed, the whole outbreak became a dull glare, even the houses round us grew indistinct, and what seemed to be a regular London fog set in.
— from Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns by Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron

virginianus from the races of Mexico, namely, the wide black frontal band, and distinct gray edges to dorsal feathers, with small bill.
— from A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3 by Robert Ridgway

It was dark, except at the farther end, which was slightly illuminated by a dull glow, evidently the reflection of a light from some point round the corner.
— from Kobo: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Herbert Strang

"Here is a card left for you by a decorated gentleman," explained the concierge.
— from A Cardinal Sin by Eugène Sue

Father is a gentleman of metely good height, and well-presenced, but something heavy built: of a dark brown hair, a broad white brow, and dark grey eyes that be rare sweet and lovesome.
— from Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt