Headquarters of the Second War Zone was at that time at Linfen, a sizable city on the railway in the southern half of Shansi, jammed now with soldiers, officials and refugees from the North.

My sister is an overrated singer.

[…] no man is believ’d a jot the more for all the Asseverations, Damnings and Swearings he makes:

in order to outshine all the modern race of Syncopists, and thoroughly content my English readers, I intend shortly to publish a Spectator, that shall not have a single vowel in it .