One of his practices was, that he placed centinels at all the avenues, to prevent the people from selling us any refreshments, except at such exorbitant rates as we could not afford to give.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

By Francis Parsons ——————————————— " Whose yesterdays look backwards with a smile. " — Young's Night Thoughts ——————————————— ——————————————— Edwin Valentine Mitchell Hartford, Connecticut 1922 Copyright, 1922, By Edwin Valentine Mitchell First Edition PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To The Memory of My Father NOTE THE thanks of the author are due to Mr. Charles Hopkins Clark, Editor of "The Hartford Courant," in which most of the following essays originally appeared anonymously, for permission to republish them in the revised, enlarged and sometimes entirely re-written form in which they are here presented.
— from The Friendly Club and Other Portraits by Francis Parsons

Wide red-lined nostrils softly expanded and contracted with a restrained eagerness; and soft eyes rolled in the direction of the Sherwoods—keen, lithe, nervous, high-strung creatures, gently stamping little hoofs, impatiently tossing dainty heads, but nevertheless making no movement that would stir the vehicle that stood "cramped" at the steps.
— from The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White

In the family, Christianity has most signally displayed its power of refining, ennobling, and sanctifying earthly relationships.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. Paul to the Colossians and Philemon by Alexander Maclaren

For one of his practices was placing centinels at all the avenues, to prevent the people from selling us any refreshments, except at such exorbitant rates as we could not afford to give.
— from A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by Anson, George Anson, Baron