She went swiftly down the streets (she had no money to pay for a carriage), and never stopped until she came to Sir Pitt Crawley's door, in Great Gaunt Street. — from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
decorations in green gold surround
The windows, which are so contrived as to be illumined from the exterior, are enriched with stained glass displaying numerous Chinese devices, and similar decorations, in green gold, surround them. — from Florizel's Folly by John Ashton
down in great glittering stars
Tommy was in a great rage, and could almost have cried, if it had not been babyish, for they were his best regiments which he could see dropping down in great glittering stars on the ashes below. — from The Talking Horse, and Other Tales by F. Anstey
draft in great gulps so
He lifted the flagon, took a deep draft in great gulps, so that his determination might carry him; then his eye sparkled, he took the flagon from his lips, and grinned at Milo. — from The Pirate Woman by Aylward Edward Dingle
department if General Grant shall
Whom it may concern : Whereas , It appears to my satisfaction that Thomas W. Knox, a correspondent of The New York Herald , has been, by the sentence of a court-martial, excluded from the military department under command of Major-General Grant, and also that General Thayer, president of the court-martial which rendered the sentence, and Major-General McClernand, in command of a corps of the department, and many other respectable persons, are of the opinion that Mr. Knox's offense was technical, rather than wilfully wrong, and that the sentence should be revoked; Now, therefore, said sentence is hereby so far revoked as to allow Mr. Knox to return to General Grant's head-quarters, and to remain if General Grant shall give his express assent, and to again leave the department, if General Grant shall refuse such assent. — from The Secret Service, the Field, the Dungeon, and the Escape by Albert D. (Albert Deane) Richardson
dropped in Great George Street
Storey’s Gate was closed, but the mare laughed—a loud, weird laugh—as she cleared it, and we dropped in Great George Street, where a newsboy yelled ‘winners!’ — from Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn
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