the cross of Christ, crucifix, sign or representation of the cross, MD, PP, HD; cruche , PP; crowch , S.—Cp.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

The diseases which are hard to cure in neighbourhoods such as those to which I have referred above are catarrh, hoarseness, coughs, pleurisy, consumption, spitting of blood, and all others that are cured not by lowering the system but by building it up.
— from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

A great white light pounced upon us like a hawk on a chicken All this time the light was in our faces, and the hateful customs people could see every feature, down to the shortest eyelash.
— from My Friend the Chauffeur by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

"My friend here, Colonel Papillon, can speak as to the man Quadling.
— from The Rome Express by Arthur Griffiths

"You never were in his classes, Peggy," cried some one from the rear seat.
— from Peggy Raymond's Way; Or, Blossom Time at Friendly Terrace by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith

It lies north-west of Shanghai, the way passing through a continual range of villages and cities; the environs are highly cultivated, producing cotton, silk, rice, wheat, fruits, and vegetables.
— from The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2) A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants by S. Wells (Samuel Wells) Williams

From where he crouched Philip could see five windows.
— from God's Country—And the Woman by James Oliver Curwood

Never before had I seen her coldly placid countenance so strangely disordered, and her unwonted aspect it must have been that wrought so potently upon me.
— from The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina, in the state of Piacenza by Rafael Sabatini

On September 2, 1908, at Hampton Court Palace, Captain Scott was married to Kathleen, daughter of the late Canon Lloyd Bruce.
— from The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Charles Turley

If he concentrated, Pierre could speak like a native American with a Midwest twang.
— from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau