In age he was rather younger than Douglas—forty-five at the most—a tall, straight, broad-chested fellow with a clean-shaved, prize-fighter face, thick, strong, black eyebrows, and a pair of masterful black eyes which might, even without the aid of his very capable hands, clear a way for him through a hostile crowd.
— from The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

" No sooner had the King so spoken, than out from the covert at the roadside stepped a tall fellow with yellow beard and hair and a pair of merry blue eyes.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

The Tokugawa Princes of Mito, by Ernest W. Clement, T.A.S.J., Vol.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

Before analyzing the properties of manure, before entering into the debit and credit (as he ironically called it), he found out how many cattle the peasants had and increased the number by all possible means.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Bewegungsstudie motion study Bewegungsuntersuchung motion study Bewegungsverlauf path of motions Bewegungsverlauf eines Körperteils path of movement Beweis evidence Beweis proof Beweis der Echtheit proof of authenticity Beweis; Beweismaterial evidence beweisen demonstrate Beweisführung argumentation Beweislast burden of proof Bewerber applicant Bewerber für den öffentlichen
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

It was thought that although it might not be formed by delegates elected for this specific object, it would be sufficient for working purposes until the next spring when, the required three months' notice having been given, a permanent organization might be effected.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

The right wing was supplied by the Hippogypians, where the king himself was in person with the choicest soldiers in the army, among whom we also were ranged: the Lachanopters made the left wing, and the aids were placed in the main battle as every man's fortune fell: the foot, which in number were about six thousand myriads, were disposed of in this manner: there are many spiders in those parts of mighty bigness, every one in quantity exceeding one of the Islands Cyclades: these were appointed to spin a web in the air between the Moon and the Morning Star, which was done in an instant, and made a plain champaign upon which the foot forces were planted, who had for their leader Nycterion, the son of Eudianax, and two other associates.
— from Lucian's True History by of Samosata Lucian

So spake the Patriarch of Mankinde, but Eve Persisted, yet submiss, though last, repli’d.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

'And now methinks I see the villainous dens of the wicked surging with joy and gladness, all the most recklessly unscrupulous threatening a new crop of lying informations, the good prostrate with terror at my danger, every ruffian incited by impunity to new daring and to success by the profits of audacity, the guiltless not only robbed of their peace of mind, but even of all means of defence.
— from The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

The population of Manila, both ecclesiastical and civil, was at this time so sunk in corruption and so degenerate as to make almost impossible any recuperation except under the rule of a man equally determined as Bustamante, but ruling for a long period of time.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

And spring flowers are so few and so precious, one may be excused for not quite cutting them like summer flowers.
— from A Flat Iron for a Farthing; or, Some Passages in the Life of an only Son by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Nor did the boy neglect Paul of Merely, but engaged them both in swordplay that caused the eyes of Greystoke to bulge from their sockets.
— from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Recently, in the summer of 1874, a large ossuary of the Tiontonones, or Petuns, was accidentally opened at Lake Medad, in the county of Wentworth, within which were found evidences of extensive sepulture, numerous clay and stone pipes of curious workmanship, shell and stone implements, and a number of the same tropical shells, both whole and in pieces, most of which are now in the possession of Mr. B. E. Charlton of Hamilton, Ontario.
— from Prehistoric Man Researches into the Origin of Civilization in the Old and the New World by Wilson, Daniel, Sir

Dam bred by George Patterson, of Maryland, by Eclipse (191); 2d dam by Anchises (140); 3d dam imported by Mr. Patterson from the Earl of Leicester, England.
— from Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various

“Some tender-hearted chaps smuggled in paper and I wrote sixty-four pages of my book entitled ‘Life and Adventures of an Airman in France!’” “An airman in France!” snickered Ben.
— from Don Hale with the Flying Squadron by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard

They scrambled over all parts of my body, even up to my breast, but they seemed to avoid my head and face!
— from The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid

Portrait of Mary Baker Eddy.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals: Artwork 1951-1959 Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Thankful would have protested once more, but Emily put a hand on her arm.
— from Thankful's Inheritance by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

She lost no time in attending to his directions, and a large pair of melancholy brown eyes opened on her.
— from Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, G. C., Mrs.

Portrait of Mary Baker Eddy, by Margaret Richardson.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals: Artwork 1960-1964 Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office