Ixion makes fair weather unto Jove, That he might make foul work with his fair love; And is right sober in his outward semblance, Demure, and modest in his countenance; Applies himself to great Saturnus’ son, Till Saturn’s daughter yields his motion.
— from The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 by John Marston
Of the larger species of herons I saw three different kinds, one as large as the European heron, and quite similar to it; one of a milk white colour, with a neck more than two feet long, and its red slender legs equally long; and another not quite so large, with a beautiful tuft of white feathers on its head.
— from Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Vol 1 of 3) Containing travels in Arauco, Chile, Peru, and Colombia; with an account of the revolution, its rise, progress, and results by Stevenson, William Bennet, active 1803-1825
Sir 12:10 Never trust thine enemy: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.
— from Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous
From Dürer's "Geometrica f005a The Progressive Method of Drawing in Line f006a The Calligraphic Method f007a The Tentative Method f007b The Oval and Rectangular Methods f008 Lines of Characterization in the Form and Feature of Flowers: Lily and Poppy f009 Silhouette of Beech Leaves and Line Rendering of the same f010a Lines of Movement f010b Effect of Wind upon Trees f011 Line Arrangement in ribbed Sea-sand f012 Lines of different Textures, Structures, and Services f013 Lines of Exaltation and Rejoicing in Unison.
— from Line and Form (1900) by Walter Crane
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