The orange shades ranged from brilliant to soft; pinks from delicate little-girl hues to strong dusties; yellows were soft buttermilks to ochre; reds ran from scarlets to bloods;

[…] I see The mystery of your loneliness, and find Your salt tears’ head: now to all sense ’tis gross You love my son […]

Under our former practice this defence could not be pleaded in bar, because it admits that the plaintiff has a right to sue, and seeks to recoupe damages on the ground that the plaintiff has failed to perform some stipulation in the contract […]

What shall we call it? he asked. Why should you not take the chance of perpetuating your own name? said Summerlee, with his usual touch of acidity.