1 In that section, the Confederate sympathizers were in the minority and the hand of war fell heavily upon them, as it did on all the border states, neighbor informing against neighbor and brother killing brother.
2 It did not seem possible that war had swept over them twice, that they were living in a ravaged country, close to the border of starvation, when this old sweet Christmas hymn was being sung.
3 At intervals, he ran close up to the revolving border of the confusion, and prying into the heart of it with his pike, sought to prick out the object of his resentment.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 54. The Town-Ho's Story. 4 It was not long, however, before the restless savages were heard beating the brush, and gradually approaching the inner edge of that dense border of young chestnuts which encircled the little area.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 13 5 The party had landed on the border of a region that is, even to this day, less known to the inhabitants of the States than the deserts of Arabia, or the steppes of Tartary.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 21 6 The whole scene formed a striking picture, whose frame was composed of the dark and tall border of pines.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 23 7 The plantation is about twelve miles north of Easton, in Talbot county, and is situated on the border of Miles River.
8 In the middle of the court, a fountain threw high its silvery water, falling in a never-ceasing spray into a marble basin, fringed with a deep border of fragrant violets.
9 He kissed the border of her shawl again, and let her go.
10 In the little garden the double daffodils rose in tufts, near the wide-open door, and red double daisies made a border to the path.
11 She states that while she was there she saw, at the border of the wood and close by the lake, Mr. McCarthy and his son, and that they appeared to be having a violent quarrel.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY 12 Holmes had been buried in the morning papers all the way down, but after we had passed the Hampshire border he threw them down and began to admire the scenery.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES 13 The hound had kept upon the grassy border while the baronet had run down the path, so that no track but the man's was visible.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 15. A Retrospection 14 There could be no question, however, that someone had passed along the grass border which lines the path, and that he had done so in order to avoid leaving a track.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ 15 "Yes, yes: someone has passed along," said Holmes, stooping over the grass border.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ