[A; b6] wear, put velvet on s.t.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

A simple, but grand, arrangement is discoverable amidst the confusion of objects and the prodigious variety of scenes.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville

His only story, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia , is a matter of rhetoric rather than of romance, but is interesting still to the reader who wants to hear Johnson's personal views of society, philosophy, and religion.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

When he had finished with the album, Von Koren took a pistol from the whatnot, and screwing up his left eye, took deliberate aim at the portrait of Prince Vorontsov, or stood still at the looking-glass and gazed a long time at his swarthy face, his big forehead, and his black hair, which curled like a negro’s, and his shirt of dull-coloured cotton with big flowers on it like a Persian rug, and the broad leather belt he wore instead of a waistcoat.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

St. John is a strange being—” She paused—I did not speak: soon she resumed— “That brother of mine cherishes peculiar views of some sort respecting you, I am sure: he has long distinguished you by a notice and interest he never showed to any one else—to what end?
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

It is unknown where this town was situate; Hardouin and D’Anville think it was on the site of the present village of San Thome, once an episcopal see, now removed to Jaen.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

‘ cauterium ,’ A 30·258; 33·390. hama m. covering, dress, garment : womb , ‘ puerperium ,’ v. OEG: slough of a snake , NC 299: bridle ?
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

-2- I Lieti fiori e felici, e ben nate erbe, Che Madonna, pensando, premer sole; Piaggia ch’ascolti sue dolci parole, E del bel piede alcun vestigio serbe; Schietti arboscelli, e verdi frondi acerbe; Amorosette e pallide viole; Ombrose selve, ove percote il Sole,
— from Fifteen sonnets of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarca

And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
— from The Bible, King James version, Book 14: 2 Chronicles by Anonymous

The writhing wretch uttered piercing screams as some of the mob, who had just come from rifling the shops, opened a bottle, and poured vinegar or some acid into the gaping wound.
— from Bleeding Armenia: Its history and horrors under the curse of Islam by Augustus Warner Williams

Having the same relative proportion, position, value, or structure; especially—( a ) (Geom.)
— from Creation or Evolution? A Philosophical Inquiry by George Ticknor Curtis

Where the populous village once stood I saw traces of a recent corn crop, but not a vestige of former habitation.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

The boys had all along been hoping for deliverance, either in the shape of some passing vessel or some sign of land.
— from Treasure of the Seas Illustrated by James De Mille

Par value of shares £20 or $100 Number of shares 70,000 "When our experts shall have verified your statements at Harrisville, then the option of purchase is to be signed by us and forwarded to London, where it will be signed by Messrs. Guerney & Barring, the first payment made, and the contract underwritten or guaranteed by the Guardian, Executor & Trust Association, Limited, of London, whose capital is $5,000,000.
— from The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Charles E. (Charles Edward) Bolton

Of the various manners of these fireworks, [Pg 33] and particularly of set pieces, Vannoccio of Siena and others give an account, and on this subject I shall enlarge no further; but I must say something as to the nature of these girandole.
— from Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma by Giorgio Vasari

He could imagine how those painted warriors had yelled and plied their whips in the endeavor to hunt down their victims; for that they were in plain view of someone Elam could readily affirm.
— from Elam Storm, the Wolfer; Or, The Lost Nugget by Harry Castlemon