Right and left of us they towered, with the afternoon sun falling full upon them and bringing out all the glorious colours of this beautiful range, deep blue and purple in the shadows of the peaks, green and brown where grass and rock mingled, and an endless perspective of jagged rock and pointed crags, till these were themselves lost in the distance, where the snowy peaks rose grandly.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker

The mantling of or and ermine has, of course, since that date been rigidly denied to Page 392 {392} all outside the Royal Family.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

It is not more surprising that the habit of contracting the brows at the first perception of something distressing, although gained during infancy, should be retained during the rest of our lives, than that many other associated habits acquired at an early age should be permanently retained both by man and the lower animals.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

Brave Ráma, Daśaratha's heir, A glorious prince beyond compare, His sire and duty's law obeyed, And sought the depths of Daṇḍak' shade Sítá his well-beloved dame, And Lakshmaṇ, with the wanderer came.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Lucia 480 The French fleet sails and is pursued by Rodney 480 Action of April 9, 1782 481 Criticism upon the action 483 The chase continued; accidents to French ships 484 The naval battle of the Saints, April 12, 1782 485 Rodney breaks the French line 488 Capture of the French commander-in-chief and five ships-of-the-line 489 Details of the action 489 Analysis of the effects of Rodney's manœuvre 491 Tactical bearing of improvements in naval equipment 493 Lessons of this short naval campaign 495 Rodney's failure to pursue the French fleet 496 [xxi] Examination of his reasons and of the actual conditions 497 Probable effect of this failure upon the conditions of peace 498 Rodney's opinions upon the battle of April 12 499 Successes achieved by Rodney during his command 500 He is recalled by a new ministry 500 Exaggerated view of the effects of this battle upon the war 500 Subsequent career of De Grasse 501 Court-martial ordered upon the officers of the French fleet 502 Findings of the court 502 De Grasse appeals against the finding 503 He is severely rebuked by the king 503 Deaths of De Grasse, Rodney, and Hood 504 CHAPTER XIV.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

He would have pardoned me, he would certainly have pardoned me, if I had not said anything to him about that cursed baldric--in ambiguous words, it is true, but rather drolly ambiguous.
— from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

The settlement of a rule would, in the meantime, be postponed by real differences of opinion and affected delays.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

Des peuples qui s'enhardissaient et se fortifiaient par leurs malheurs avaient bien raison de croire qu'on sauvait tout pourvu qu'on ne perdit pas l'esperance."
— from Principles of Freedom by Terence J. (Terence Joseph) MacSwiney

The colours of the red granite and the black mica-slate are so distinct, that with a bright light these rocks could be readily distinguished even from the Pampas, at a level of at least 9,000 feet below.
— from Coral Reefs; Volcanic Islands; South American Geology — Complete by Charles Darwin

He brought up battering rams and huge wooden towers constructed for him by Roman deserters; and on one occasion he succeeded in surprising one of the towers upon the river frontage, but the seventy picked archers who occupied it were overwhelmed by the garrison and slain.
— from The Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern Kurdistan by Edgar Thomas Ainger Wigram

And with a spasmodic attempt to play the squire of Mellor on his native heath, Richard Boyce rose, drew his emaciated frame to its full height, and stood looking out drearily to his ancestral lawns—a picturesque and elegant figure, for all its weakness and pitiableness.
— from Marcella by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

A detachment of the file of tall, strongly built, roughly dressed men had now reached them, and with friendly, careless nods and greetings to Paul, they swung by, smoking, whistling, calling out random remarks and jokes back and forth along the line.
— from The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

The former has these lines addressed to the future monarch: Dryden has long extended his command, By right divine, quite through the Muses' land, Absolute lord; and holding now from none
— from The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11 by John Dryden

Richard Nangle of Clonfert found himself opposed by Roland de Burgo, the bishop provided by the Pope to the See of Clonfert (Feb. 1539)
— from History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 by James MacCaffrey

"Do not hope so, brother," replied Don Leoncio in melancholy accents.
— from The Bee Hunters: A Tale of Adventure by Gustave Aimard

Eric rejoined that he never should teach sitting in the open air; it was natural to give instruction while walking, but regular, definite teaching, which demanded concentration of the mind, demanded also an enclosed space in which the voice would not be utterly lost.
— from Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach

OF HITCHES AND STITCHES AND BIG ROUND DOGS.
— from Motion Pictures 1960-1969: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office