From which Description, they [sponges] seem to be a kind of Plant-Animal that adheres to a Rock […].

There's too many women in the house for me: I hate the sound of women's voices; they're always either a-buzz or a-squeak, always either a-buzz or a-squeak.

Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.

Here, lift over them crates o' oranges I wanter fix 'em in the winder."