The bastions, which from above seemed to be part of the fort itself, now projected from the rocks in bold relief against the reddened sky, and the sun, shining down the river, lighted the waters with a soft red glare, which rested upon the fort and the mountains beyond with a rich, but lovely, effect.
— from A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 1 of 3) by Meadows Taylor

Of this decree the Edinburgh (‘Shelley-and-Mary,’ October, 1882) Reviewer remarks, ‘But, as is well known, the paternal claim of Shelley to his offspring was resisted by their grandfather Westbrook, and rejected by Lord Eldon on petition, on the ground, not of Shelley’s misconduct to his wife, but of the opinions expressed in his writings.’
— from The Real Shelley. New Views of the Poet's Life. Vol. 2 (of 2) by John Cordy Jeaffreson

Henry “the goodliest prince that ever reigned over the realm of England,” is described as “ honnête, hault et droit , in manner gentle and gracious, rather fat, with a red beard, large enough, and very becoming.”
— from Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition by Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir

It was a region but little explored, and the whites had but little acquaintance with the nature of the country around them, or with the places occupied by the Indians.
— from David Crockett: His Life and Adventures by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott