A flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest.

Sweet blowse, you are a beauteous blossom, sure.

The cone's not fixed, it's hung by a chain from a lever, and balanced by an equipoise.

Bankart is of opinion that “an important point as regards painters on board ship is to recognize the fact that there is danger of poisoning, whenever quick-drying paints and flattings are being used in inclosed spaces,[…].”