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running north and south
This brought our line east of the Court House and running north and south and facing west.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

Rhwyfoldeb n a state
n. setting in a row Rheiad, n. a radiating Rheian, n. a streak, a stripe Rheianu, v. to streak, to stripe Rheio, v. to radiate, to gleam Rheibes, n. a witch, a charmer Rheibiad, n. a bewitching Rheibiadaeth, n. witchery Rheibiadu, v. to fascinate Rheidiadus, a. fascinating Rheibiaeth, n. rapacity Rheibiant, n. a forcible possessing Rheibiedig, a. seized; fascinated Rheibio, v. to seize, to snatch, to captivate, to bewitch Rheibiol, a. seizing; bewitching Rheibioldeb, n. a seized state Rheibog, n. power of digestion Rheibus, a. rapacious, greedy Rheidedd, n. necessity, want Rheidiannu, v. to necessitate Rheidiant, n. necessity, need Rheidio, v. to necessitate; to need Rheidiol, a. necessary, needful Rheidioldeb, n. necessariness Rheidioli, v. to render needful Rheidus, a. necessitous, needy Rheidusni, n. neediness, need Rheiduso, v. to render needy Rheiddin, a. radiating; profuse Rheiddio, v. to radiate; to dart Rheiddyn, n. a dart, a glance Rheiniad, n. a throwing a lance Rheinio, v. to throw a lance Rheitheg, n. canon of speech Rheithfawr, a. greatly just Rheithiad, n. a regulation Rheithiadol, a. canonical Rheithiadur, n. a regulalor Rheithio, v. to fix a law Rheithiol, a. established as law Rheithioreg, n. rhetoric Rheithiwr, n. a juryman Rhelyw, n. a trail; a residue, the rest Rhem, n. what runs out Rhemiad, n. a running out: n. a muttering Rhemmwth, n. a gorbelly; a glutton Rhemp, n. an excess; frenzy: a. bewitched: crazy Rhempiad, n. an infatuation Rhempian, v. to snatch greedily Rhempio, v. to run to excess Rhen, n. the supreme, the Lord Rhenc, n. a row, rank Rhenciad, n. placing in a row Rhencio, v. to place in a row Rhent, n. an income; a rent Rhentu, v. to get income, to rent Rheol, n. a rule, an order Rheolaidd, a. orderly, regalar Rheoledigaeth, n. regulation Rheoli, v. to order, to sway Rheolus, a. orderly, regular Rheolwr, n. ruler Rhes, n. a row, a rank Rhesel, n. a rack, a grate Rheselu, v. to form a rack Rhesio, v. to set in a row Rhestog, n. plaited work; mat Rhestr, n. array, order, rank Rhestredigaeth, n. arrangement Rhestriad, n. an arranging Rhestrig, n. a row, a range Rhestrog, a. rowed; plaited, matted Rhestrol, a. ordinal; arrayed Rhrestru, v. to range, to marshal Rhesu, v. to place in a row Rheswm, n. reason, sense Rhesymeg, n. logic; reasoning Rhesymiad, n. a reasoning Rhesymol, a. rational; tolerable Rhesymoldeb, n. rationality Rhesymu, v. to reason, to argue Rheth, n. a pervading quality Rhrethren, n. a pike, a lance Rhëu, v. to run about; to move Rheuedd, n. activity, agility Rhew, n. what is slippery; frost Rhewi, v. to freeze; to be ice Rhewiad, n. a freezing Rhewlyd, a. freezing, frosty Rhewyn, n. a drain, a gutter Rhewys, a wanton, lusting Rhi, n. what is specific; a chief Rhiaidd, a. notable, pre-eminent Rhial, n. an original lineage Rhiallu, n. hundred thousand Rhian, n. a dame, a lady Rhianaidd, a. feminine; female Rhianon, n. a goddess, a nymph Rhiaint, n. a parent, a source Rhiol, a. noble, royal Rhib, n. a streak; a dribblet Rhibin, n. scanty row, streak Rhibio, v. to streak; to dribble Rhibib, n. a reed pipe; a hautboy Rhic, n. a notch; to groove Rhicio, v. to notch; to groove Rhiciol, a. notching; grooving Rhid, n. a drain; semen Rhidio, v. to drain; to secrete Rhidyll, n. a riddle, a sieve Rhydyllio, v. to riddle, to sift Rhidys, n. a drain; a rill Rhidysio, v. to flow dribbling Rhidd, n. a centre; an obstacle Rhiddio, v. to centre; to repel Rhieddu, v. to act as a chief Rhieniol, a. feminine Rhieni, n. ancestry, parents Rhieniaeth, n. parentage Rhieniol, a. parental Rhies, n. a dame, a lady Rhif, n. what divides; number Rhifadwy, a. numerable Rhifedigaeth, n. numeration Rhifedydd, Rhifiedydd, n. a numerator Rhifedd, n. numerousness Rhifiad, n. a numbering Rhifiannol, a. numerary Rhifiannu, v. to numerate Rhifiog, a. numerous, many Rhifnod, n. a numeral Rhifnodol, a. numerical Rhifnodiad, n. numeration Rhifo, Rhifnodi, v. to numerate, to number, to count, to reckon Rhifol, a. numeral, numerical Rhifyddeg, n. arithmetic Rhifyn, n. a single number Rhifyddiaeth, n. numeration Rhiff, n. what divides or parts Rhifft, n. what is divided, a rift Rhig, n. a notch, a groove; the pillory Rhign, n. a notch, a groove Rhignedd, n. a notched part Rhigo, v. to notch, to groove Rhigod, n. a pillory Rhigol, n. a groove; trench Rhigoliad, n. a grooving; a trenching Rhigolydd, n. groove plane Rhilgwm, n. a long row; rote Rhigymu, v. to say by rote Rhing, n. a creak, a clink Rhingwar, n. a clamp Rhyngyll, n. a serjeant Rhingyllaeth, n. serjeantship Rhil, n. an interstice Rhill, n. a row; trench; drill Rhilio, v. to row; to drill Rhim, n. a rim, an edge Rhimio, v. to rim, to edge Rhimp, a rim, an extremity Rhimpyn, n. an extremity; a rhyme Rhimyn, n. a rim, an edge Rhimynu, v. to form a rim Rhin, n. what pervades; a channel; a virtue, a secret; a charm Rhinc, n. a creak; a gnash; a quail Rhincio, v. to creak; to gnash Rhinciol, a. creaking; clacking Rhincyn, n. a creak, a clink, a gnash, a clack Rhinfawr, a. greatly endowed Rhiniad, n. an using of mystery Rhinio, v. to endure with a virtue; to use mystery Rhiniol, a. mysterious, secret Rhint, n. a notch, a groove Rhintach, a. notched, grooved Rhinwedd, n. virtue; mystery Rhinweddol, a. virtuous Rhip, n. a skip, an over-skip Rhipai, n. a hatchel Rhipio, v. to pass or skip over Rhis, n. what is broken into points Rhisellt, n. a grater; a rasp Rhisg, n. bark, rind Rhisgen, n. a dish or bowl of bark Rhisgl, n. bark, coat or rind Rhisglad, n. a barking Rhisglo, v. to bark, to strip bark Rhisglog, a. having bark Rhisglyn, n. a piece of bark Rhisgo, v. to bark, to strip of bark, to peel Rhith, n. guise, appearance, semblance, an embryo Rhithedd, n. apparentness Rhithiant, n. appearance Rhithio, v. to appear, to seem Rhithiol, a. appearing, apparent Rhithiogaeth, a. appearance Rhithiogi, v. to give appearance Rhiw, n. a drift; a slope Rho, n. what is put off; a gift Rhoc, n. a rocking, a shake Rhocas, n. a lad, a youth Rhocian, v. to keep rocking Rhocos, n. broken particles Rhoch, n. a grunt, a groan Rhochain, v. to keep grunting Rhochiad, n. a grunting Rhochi, v. to grunt, to growl Rhôd, n. an orb; a wheel; the ecliptic Rhodell, n. a whirl, a spindle Rhoden, n. a switch, a whip Rhodfa, n. a circular course Rhodiana, v. to stroll about Rhodienai, n. a gadding gossip Rhodienol, a. ambulatory Rhodio, v. to walk about Rhodl, n. a paddle; a scull Rhodle, n. a course, a range Rhodli, v. to paddle, to scull Rhodol, a. wheeling; wandering Rhodres, n. ostentation; pomp Rhodresgar, Rhodresol, a. ostentatious, pompous Rhodresu, v. to swagger Rhodreswr, n. a boaster, a swaggerer Rhodwedd, n. an orbit, a course Rhodwydd, n. an open course Rhodd, n. a gift, a present Rhoddedigaeth, n. a donation Rhoddi, v. to give, to bestow Rhoddiannol, a. donative Rhoddiant, n. a donation Rhoddol, a. giving, bestowing Rhoddwyr, n. a giver, a bestower Rhogl, n. scent, odour, smell Rhoi, v. to give to bestow Rhol, n. a roll, a cylinder Rholbren, n. a rolling-pin Rholen, n. a roll, a roller Rholiad, n. a rolling Rholian, v. to be rolling about Rholio, v. to roll or turn about Rholyn, n. a roll, a roller, a chub Rhon, n. a tail; a pike, a lance Rhonc, n. a sinking Rhonca, a. sinking Rhoncian, v. to sink, to become hollow Rhonell, n. a tail; hair of a tail Rhonellog, a. having a tail Rhonos, small broken particles Rhont, n. a frisk, to gambol Rhonta, v. to frisk, to gambol Rhonten, n. a merry frisker Rhontyn, n. a frisker Rhos, n. moist land, a moor: n. rose Rhosb, n. a whim, a trick; a doggerel Rhosbai, n. a doggerel rhymster Rhosdir, n. fenny ground Rhoslyd, a. fenny, marshy Rhost, a. dried, browned, over roasted Rhostio, v. to brown over, to roast Rhostog, n. the plover Rhoth, a. loose; hollow Rhu, n. a loud utterance, a roar Rhuad, n. a roaring; loquacity Rhuadol, a. roaring Rhuadu, v. to make a roaring Rhaudwy, a. roaring Rhuch, n. a film; a husk Rhuchion, n. husks Rhuchioni, v. to clear of husks Rhuchionyn, n. a husk; a film Rhud, n. a cast or drive forward Rhudd, a. ruddy hue, crimson: a. ruddy, crimson; callow Rhuddain, a. crimson Rhuddo, v. to make crimson Rhuddog, n. the redbreast Rhudded, n. a red streak; a path Rhuddel, n. a ruddy hue; a glow Rhuddeli, n. a red slave Rhuddell, n. ruddle, red ochre to mark sheep Rhuddellen, n. one of a ruddy hue Rhuddellu, v. to stain with crimson Rhuddem, n. a ruby Rhudden, n. a red streak Rhuddfa, Rhuddfan, n. parched spot Rhuddfelyn, n. orange yellow Rhuddgoch, a. pink red Rhuddiad, n. a turning to crimson Rhuddin, n. heart of timber Rhuddion, n. husks Rhuddlas, a. crimson blue Ruddlwyd, a. russet colour Rhuddos, n. the marigold Rhuddwern, n. bird cherry tree Rhuddugl, n. the radish Rhuf, n. what breaks out; a flush Rhufell, n. the fish roach Rhufon, n. a reddened one; a warrior Rhug, n. what has breaks or points Rhugl, a. free, ready; fluent; rife Rhugledd, n. quick motion, fluency Rhuglen, n. a drum Rhuglgroen, n. a rattle made of dry skin with stones in it Rhugliad, n. friction; clearance Rhuglo, v. to clear, to smooth, to rub Rhull, a. rife; frank; rash; hasty Rhum, n. what projects or swells Rhumen, n. a paunch Rhumog, a. rotund: n. paunch Rhumwth, n. a greedy-gut Rhun, n. a lavish one Rhuo, v. to roar; to talk Rhuol, a. roaring, loquacious Rhuor, a. roaring, blustering Rhus, a start, a recoil; reynard Rhuso, v. to start; to hesitate Rhusol, a. starting; hesitating Rhusgar, a. apt to start; restive Rhusiad, n. a starting from Rhuth, n. breaking out or from Rhuthr, n. a gust, a rush, an assault, an attack; a good while Rhuthro, v. to rush; to assault Rhuthrol, a. rushing; assailing Rhuthriad, n. a rushing on Rhuwch, n. exterior coat; a rug Rhuwchen, n. a rough coat; a rug Rhwb, n. a rub, a chafe Rhwbiad, n. rubbing; friction Rhwbio, v. to rub, to chafe Rhwch, n. what is rough; a grunt Rhwchiad, n. a grunting Rhwchial, n. a shrill grunting Rhwchiala, v. to grunt Rhwchiawl, a. grunting Rhwchws, n. a ray, a skate Rhwd, n. sediment; smut; rust Rhwdog, a. covered with rust Rhwf, n. what swells or puffs out Rhwg, n. what projects; a ruff Rhwgn, n. a rub, a friction Rhwng, n. an intermediacy Rhwmp, n. a borer, an anger Rhwn, what covers over Rhwnc, n. snore; rattle Rhwnciad, n. a rattling, guggling Rhwncian, v. to rattle, to guggle Rhwnen, n. a single pear Rhwnsi, n. a rough coated horse Rhwnt, n. what covers over Rhwnyn, n. pears Rhws, n. cultivated region Rhwtio, v. to corrode; to fret Rhwtion, n. dregs Rhwtioni, v. to produce dregs Rhwtws, n. broken parts; dregs Rhwth, a. wide, gaping, yawing Rhwy, n. excess, superfluity Rhywol, a. excessive superfluity Rhwych, n. whaf extends Rhwyd, n. a net, a snare Rhwyden, n. a small net; a caul Rhwydiad, n. a reticulation Rhwydo, v. to net, to ensnare Rhwydog, a. reticulated, netted Rhwydd, a. free, easy, tolerable Rhwyddâd, n. a making easy Rhwyddâu, v. to facilitate Rhwydd-deb, n. facility; success Rhwyddineb, n. easy, free state Rhwyddoli, v. to facilitate Rhwyddyni, v. to facilitate Rhwyf, n. what impels; ambition; a ruler; an oar Rhwyfadain, n. a directing fin Rhwyfadur, n. a swayer Rhwyfain, v. to be swaying Rhwyfan, n. impulse; sway: v. to sway; to lead Rhwyfaniad, n. domination Rhwyfanu, v. to dominate Rhwyfanus, a. imperious Rhwyfiad, n. a swaying; a rowing Rhwyfiant, n. domination Rhwyfo, v. to sway; to row Rhwyfol, a. swaying; rowing Rhwyfolaeth, n. dictatorship Rhwyfoldeb, n. a state of sway Rhwyfus, apt to sway; haughty Rhwyg, n. a rent, a rupture Rhwygo, v. to rend, to tear Rhwygol, a. rending tearing Rhwyll, n. a ring-fence; a paddock: n. an interstice, fret work; a casement Rhwyllo, v. to form insterstices Rhwyllog, a. fretted; cross-barred; grated Rhwym, n. a bond, a tie: a. bound, tied, fastened Rhwymedigaeth, n. restriction Rhwymedigol, a. restrictive Rhwymtdd, n. restraint; bondage Rhwymiad, n. a binding, a tying Rhwymiant, n. restriction Rhwymo, v. to bind, to tie Rhwymyn, n. a band: a swathe Rhwymynu, v. to swaddle Rhwyn, n. a wind, a twist Rhwyno, v. to bind, to tie Rhwyoli, v. to render excessive Rhwys, n. vigour; wantonness; luxurance Rhwysedd, n. vigourousness Rhwysg, n. a carreer; sway Rhwysglo, v. to run headlong Rhwysglyd, a. froward, restive Rhwysgol, a. swaying; risking Rhwysiad, n. invigoration Rhwysog, a. vigorous, luxuriant Rhwysol, a. invigorating Rhwysogi, v. to luxuriate Rhwysoldeb, n. vigour Rhwysoli, v. to invigorate Rhwystr, n. hinderance; let Rhwystredig, a. hindering Rhwystri, n. hindrance; let Rhwystro, to hinder, to obstruct Rhwystrusi, n. hindrance Rhwyth, n. what pervades; juice Rhwytho, v. to pervade, to ooze Rhy, n. excess, superfluity Rhyado, v. to leave utterly Rhyaddo, v. to promise overmuch Rhyal, n. a procreation Rhybarch, n. extreme regard Rhybed, n. a clinched state Rhybediad, n. a clinching Rhyborthi, v. to support fully Rhybrynu, v. to purchase fully Rhybuch, n. earnest longing Rhybudd, n. notice, warning Rhybuddio, v. to give notice Rhybuddiol, a. warning Rhyburo, v. to purify fully Rhybwyso, v. to over-weigh Rhybwyth, n. a retort; over-play Rhych, n. a trench, a furrow Rhychio, Rhychu, v. to trench, to furrow Rhychwant, n. a span length Rhychwantu, v. to span Rhychware, n. excess of play Rhyd, n. a course; a ford Rhydaf, n. an overspreading Rhydain, n. a young deer, a fawn Rhydalu, v. to over-pay Rhydanu, v. to spread greatly Rhydarf, n. excessive rout Rhydeddu, v. to render supreme Rhyderig, a. barren, as to breeding Rhydgoch, a. of a russet colour Rhydio, v. to ford, to pass Rhydle, n. a fording place Rhydlyd, a. apt to rust, rusty Rhydni, n. rustiness, rust Rhydöi, v. to overspread Rhydollt, n. sawdust Rhydres, n. arrogance Rhydresol, a. supercilious Rhydu, v. to rust, to grow rusty Rhydweli, n. an artery Rhydwf, n. exuberance Rhydwng, n. an anathema Rhydyllu, v. to perforate Rhydyn, a. overstrained Rhydd, n. liberty, freedom: a. at large; free; liberal Rhyddâd, n. a liberating Rhyddadlu, v. to dispute overmuch Rhyddail, n. second leaves Rhyddaol, a. loosening, freeing Rhyddâu, v. to free, to liberate Rhydd-did, Rhyddid, n. liberty Rhydderchafu, v. to over exalt Rhyddewyllys, n. freewill Rhyddiaith, n. free language; prose Rhyddiant, n. relaxation liberation Rhyddineb, n. freedom, facility Rhyddogni, v. to over-supply Rhyddonio, v. to gift greatly Rhyddrent, n. gavelkind Rhyerchi, v. to ask earnestly Rhyfion, n. currants Rhyfael, n. excessive gain Rhyfai, n. an extreme fault Rhyfail, n. a prepossession Rhyfaint, n. an excess Rhyfalu, v. to grind extremely Rhyfanu, v. to impress Rhyfarnu, v. to pre-judge Rhyfawrth, n. March wind Rhyfedd, a. surprising, wonderful Rhyfeddod, n. a surprise, a wonder Rhyfeddol, a. surprising, wonderful Rhyfeddu, v. to wonder, to be surprised Rhyfel, n. war, warfare Rhyfela, v. to wage war, to war Rhyfelog, a. belligerent.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

regard nature as supreme
In all other matters we are justly instructed to regard nature as supreme.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

rough notes and stands
[The first part of the entry for April 20th is among the rough notes, and stands as follows: “Monday 20.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

round not a sound
There was stillness all round, not a sound... everything living was hiding away from the heat.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Rhawaid n a shovel
on the part of; because Rhanc, n. desire, craving: a content, satisfactory Rhanciad, n. a craving, a wanting Rhancu, v. to crave, to want Rhandir, n. a region; a shareland; a district Rhandy, n. house-room Rhanedig, a. shared, divided Rhanedigaeth, n. distribution Rhanedigol, a. distributive Rhangymeriad, n. a participle Rhaniad, n. parting, sharing Rhanu, v. to part, to divide Rhasg, n. a slice, a shave Rhasgi, n. a slicer; a draw-knife Rhasgliad, n. a slicing, a shaving Rhaglio, v. to use a slicer Rhath, n. a cleared spot; a plain Rhathell, n. a rasp, a rough file Rhathelliad, n. a rasping Rhathellu, v. to use a rasp Rhathiad, n. a rubbing off Rhau, n. a band, a chain Rhaw, n. a shovel, a spade Rhawaid, n. a shovel-ful Rhawbal, n. iron edged shovel Rhawbalar, n. a delving spade Rhawch, n. what is extreme Rhawd, n. a course, a rout Rhawden, n. a footstep; a path Rhawel, n. what is clustered Rhawffon, n. a shovel handle Rhawg, adv.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

ready now against she
So, I am quite ready now, against she comes up with an answer; and so I will put up these few writings in my bosom, that I have left.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

Rhe n a swift
for a long while Rhawiad, n. a shovelling Rhawlech, n. a slice, a shovel Rhawn, n. coarse long hair Rhawni, v. to grow to long hair Rhawnyn, n. a single hair Rhawol, n. a cluster, a bunch Rhawr, n. a roar, a loud noise Rhawter, n. a tumultous rout Rhawtiad, n. a hurrying on Rhawtio, v. to hurry on Rhawth, n. greed: a. greedy Rhe, n. a swift motion, a run: a. fleet.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

repetition notaries are summoned
At the Roman tables, the birds, the squirrels, 45 or the fish, which appear of an uncommon size, are contemplated with curious attention; a pair of scales is accurately applied, to ascertain their real weight; and, while the more rational guests are disgusted by the vain and tedious repetition, notaries are summoned to attest, by an authentic record, the truth of such a marvelous event.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Representatives not a single
During the long hours of this struggle, a struggle without a truce, a struggle against the army during the day and against the police during the night,—an unequal struggle, where all the strength and all the rage was on one side, and, as we have just said, nothing but Right on the other, not one of these hundred and twenty Representatives, not a single one failed at the call of duty, not one shunned the danger, not one drew back, not one wearied,—all these heads placed themselves resolutely under the axe, and for four days waited for it to fall.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

relate not a single
But, strange to relate, not a single undergraduate was to be found!
— from Oxford Days; or, How Ross Got His Degree by F. E. (Frederic Edward) Weatherly

rest now and soothing
She had thought of him returning weary and unsuccessful, coming home to her for rest now, and soothing service of love and inspiriting words of hope.
— from Miracle Gold: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Richard Dowling

red now as she
Susan was as red now as she had been pale before; it was the first time that her influence over Michael had been openly acknowledged by a third person, and a flash of joy came athwart the solemn sadness of the moment.
— from Round the Sofa; vol. 2 by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

rapidly now and standing
My mind cleared rapidly now, and standing up, but without releasing the girl’s hands, so that I drew her up beside me, I said: “Weymouth—where is—?”
— from The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer

running north and south
The aisles have semi-domes running north and south, resting on cross arches, with squinches in the corners.
— from The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson

rise northwest Africa Sector
General characteristics of the continental rise northwest Africa Sector Values measured from Profiles E-11 to E-21 Depth Segment Upper edge Lower edge Gradient Width Upper continental rise 1 1200 ± 200 1500 ± 200 1:90 ±
— from The Floors of the Ocean: 1. The North Atlantic Text to accompany the physiographic diagram of the North Atlantic by Bruce C. Heezen

reply not a sound
There was no reply, not a sound but the faint whirr of the wheels growing fainter moment by moment, and, confident now that he could not be seen, the boy left the shelter of the trees, crossed the road, and entered those on the other side beyond the broad strip of grass.
— from The New Forest Spy by George Manville Fenn

religious nature and sentiments
The universal recognition of this distinction, revealed in every man's consciousness, involved in the organic relations of society, testified to everywhere in the pages of history, embodied essentially in the religious nature and sentiments of mankind, woven into general literature, found to-day unmistakably in the thinking, laws and customs of all races and tribes, and acknowledged in the philosophical view of humanity wherever man is studied, irreducible as a fact by any account of its genesis or explanation of its significance, presents the occasion and primary materials of ethical science.
— from Theoretical Ethics by M. (Milton) Valentine

Raines nodded almost surlily
He had not been to the cabin for several weeks, and when he spoke Easter did not return his greeting; Raines nodded almost surlily, but from the mother came, as always, a cordial welcome.
— from A Mountain Europa by Fox, John, Jr.

running north and south
There are hundreds of deep gullies running north and south, with bold hills, covered with good grass, separating them.
— from Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea. With Introductory Notes on North Queensland. by W. D. Pitcairn


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