Not all of the wholly viviparous lygosomine genera are likely to represent independent origins of viviparity; some may have inherited viviparity from a live-bearing ancestor.

Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.

The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.

The officer wrote until he had finished, read over to himself what he had written, sanded it, and handed it to Defarge, with the words In secret.