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Positions of the higher sort are usually gained either through the possession of capital or through relations to persons who possess it.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess
Massed against the stern horizon, the forest stands an unresponsive gray; entered, the twigs are seen sleek brown, dark red, and a fawn soft as the tan orchid.
— from Minstrel Weather by Marian Storm
How many souls advanced unto God, entered the shadow of the Word of God and became celebrated in the world, as Judas Iscariot.
— from Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
It was for this reason that the press and this club, the malicious Semitic and unintelligent Gallic elements, the former unfortunately of German origin, united in the effort to make the work a failure when presented in the [Pg 100] spring of 1861.
— from Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians by Ludwig Nohl
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