[T]hat 'tis the flaws that produce this opacousness, may be argued from this, that particles of the same Ammel much thicker if unflaw'd will appear somewhat transparent even to the eye […].
a carved ivory statue of the Virgin Mary
But it was over to Jimmy's father, James Earl, for the really big gestures in cooking; he would conjure up waffles or battercakes for breakfast and a remarkable “special occasion” conglomeration called sousemeat of pigs' faces, ears, feet, and other parts, which was boiled into a gloop, richly seasoned, and then shaped into a loaf.
...the cruelty of the passions and the superlative cruelty informing the whole social system. For example, we should not dream of dwelling on the more serious functions of the caliphian eunuchs.
