All in a kirtle of diſcolourd ſay / He clothed was, ypaynted full of eies; / And in his boſome ſecretly there lay / An hatefull Snake, the which his taile vptyes / In many folds, and mortall ſting implyes.

Mother Teresa's self-sacrificing nature made her world-famous.

the rocky-shored straits, a sandy-shored cove

Do not be too frightened of making your characters perform exaggerated, actorish gestures.