And now I will describe in a figure the enlightenment or unenlightenment of our nature:—Imagine human beings living in an underground den which is open towards the light; they have been there from childhood, having their necks and legs chained, and can only see into the den.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and B can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads.
— from The Republic by Plato

human beings living in an underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads.
— from The Problem of Truth by Herbert Wildon Carr

The boys looked inquiringly at Uncle Dick.
— from The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Emerson Hough

The oldest part of the castle, built in 1120, still stands the firmest, while the part added by Leicester is almost utterly destroyed.
— from Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince. by Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von

The wide expanse of deep ravines and sharp, barren ridges in the Bad Lands is a unique departure from the usual phases of natural scenery that inspire interest and wonder, but no great admiration, until one soon learns that the law of compensation has been strictly observed.
— from Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen

The dawn showed but one gun in position against all the concentrated fire of the bastion which, during the night, had been lured into a useless duel with the old defense batteries above.
— from On the Face of the Waters: A Tale of the Mutiny by Flora Annie Webster Steel