208 Among other nations, this mode, either on account of some relationship with the Suevi, or from the usual propensity to imitation, is sometimes adopted; but rarely, and only during the period of youth.
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus

The blood, which before had forsaken her cheeks, now made her sufficient amends, by rushing all over her face and neck with such violence, that they became all of a scarlet colour.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

His black flesh was scored over and over with long purple stripes; even his face was swollen almost beyond recognition, and out of it the whites of his eyes gleamed, bloodshot and terrible.
— from Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

That an aspirant to the order should also be rich and of good family was not requisite but was considered desirable.
— from The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

Recollect, however shrewd and apt I may be, and however straight I’ve managed to keep myself, still—I’m only a Pandora girl, and should always be remembered as one by your chums and belongings.
— from The 'Mind the Paint' Girl: A Comedy in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero

The pileus and the stem are bright red and often vermilion.
— from The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard

Mingled with the coins were bars of silver, amulets, broken rings, and ornaments of various kinds, such as are recorded by Scandinavian Sagas.
— from The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire by S. W. Partington