The next figure was of milder aspect, yet full of dignity, wearing a broad ruff, over which descended a beard, a gown of wrought velvet and a doublet and hose of black satin; he carried a roll of manuscript in his hand.
— from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

But, right or wrong, Don Juan was without it; In fact, his manner was his own alone; Sincere he was—at least you could not doubt it, In listening merely to his voice's tone.
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

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— from Relativity : the Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein

the Citoyens, with upshoved bonnet rouge, or with doffed bonnet, and hair toil-wetted; digging fiercely, each in his own cellar, for saltpetre.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

Such also was the ambition of others upon the like occasion, as appeareth by that very sharp wars and of a long continuance have been made of old betwixt some residentiary kings in Cappadocia upon this only debate, of whose name a certain herb should have the appellation; by reason of which difference, so troublesome and expensive to them all, it was by them called Polemonion, and by us for the same cause termed Make-bate.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Eight brazen spokes in radiant order flame; The circles gold, of uncorrupted frame, Such as the heavens produce: and round the gold Two brazen rings of work divine were roll'd.
— from The Iliad by Homer

But as we are led by nature to think there are Gods, and as we discover, by reason, of what description they are, so, by the consent of all nations, we are induced to believe that our souls survive; but where their habitation is, and of what character they eventually are, must be learned from reason.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

†duas v 2 [B] rot or wear down from exposure to the elements.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Orsola's speciality, however, were those frequent trance-like conditions by reason of which, during her lifetime, she was created "Protectress of the City of Naples."
— from Old Calabria by Norman Douglas

The mistake that is so often made by religious organisations, which depend so largely upon symbolism, is the terrible limiting of this symbolism to traditional ceremonies and venerable ritual.
— from At Large by Arthur Christopher Benson

Then we talk over parties, if the young people have been out of an evening,—a book, if we have been reading one; we discuss and analyze characters,—give our views on all subjects, æsthetic, theological, and scientific, in a way most wonderful to hear; and, in fact, we sometimes get so engaged in our discussions that every spark of the fire burns out, and we begin to feel ourselves shivering around the shoulders, before we can remember that it is bedtime.
— from Household Papers and Stories by Harriet Beecher Stowe

—Observations by means of the wet and dry-bulb thermometers in the shelter, or by means of the sling psychrometer, supplemented by records of wind direction, will furnish data for the solution of this problem.
— from Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology by Robert DeCourcy Ward

Moreover, at the age of 14 he was brought suddenly into close contact with Socialism as expounded by Robert Owen, which dispelled whatever glimmerings of the Christian faith there may have been latent in his mind, leaving him for many years a confirmed materialist.
— from Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by Alfred Russel Wallace

Eight brazen spokes in radiant order flame; The circles gold, of uncorrupted frame, Such as the heavens produce; and round the gold Two brazen rings of work divine were roll’d.
— from Carriages & Coaches: Their History & Their Evolution by Ralph Straus

In this way the clear solution can be run off without disturbing the residue at the bottom.
— from A Text-book of Paper-making by C. F. (Charles Frederick) Cross

His office was frequently for life, and certainly, once appointed, he could be removed only with difficulty.
— from English Monastic Life by Francis Aidan Gasquet