There a ferry was crossing the river, and old Ben grew reminiscential. He had been a ferryman back in the mountains.

The entire medieval development of the menippea is permeated with elements of local carnival folklore and reflects the specific features characteristic of various periods in the Middle Ages.

Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature?

I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields[…]. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair,[…]. My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at Beaverton.