"A reverse view of matrimonial experiences is suggested by the practice of wives refusing to survive their husbands and, like the victims of suttee in India, putting a voluntary end to their existence rather than live to mourn their loss.
— from The Historical Child Paidology; The Science of the Child by Oscar Chrisman
Rejoicing over this success, Herr Pfinzing accompanied Fran Christine, who wanted to visit Els, to the Eysvogel residence.
— from In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg — Volume 07 by Georg Ebers
The girls' footsteps and voices echoed through the empty rooms and passages.
— from Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls by Margaret Bruce Clarke
A reverse view of matrimonial experiences is suggested by the practice of wives refusing to survive their husbands, and putting a voluntary end to their existence rather than live to mourn their loss.
— from The War in the East: Japan, China, and Corea by Trumbull White
what a vast expanse!” thought the Englishman, “rugged, untamed, but not more so than ‘Caledonia stern and wild,’ more fertile and productive, and as to extent—boundless.
— from The Ghost Camp; or, the Avengers by Rolf Boldrewood
Further west, the view extends to the even ridge of the Bingöl Dagh, flecked about the centre with snow.
— from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch
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