1 A bodily disease, which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel HawthorneContext Highlight In X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT 2 To Hester's eye, the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale exhibited no symptom of positive and vivacious suffering, except that, as little Pearl had remarked, he kept his hand over his heart.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel HawthorneContext Highlight In XVI. A FOREST WALK 3 No sooner did she perceive any symptom of love in his behaviour to Elinor, than she considered their serious attachment as certain, and looked forward to their marriage as rapidly approaching.
4 Her pulse was much stronger, and every symptom more favourable than on the preceding visit.
5 Half an hour passed away, and the favourable symptom yet blessed her.
6 Much to the discomfiture of Mr. Dick, who knew this to be a bad symptom.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 62. A LIGHT SHINES ON MY WAY 7 Her indisposition was a symptom that she was with child.
8 He gnawed his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS 9 One symptom of this was that they had begun to call Animal Farm by its proper name and ceased to pretend that it was called the Manor Farm.
10 Mrs. Grant, I believe, suspects him of a preference for Julia; I have never seen much symptom of it, but I wish it may be so.
11 When a woman has been seriously wronged by a man she no longer oscillates, and the usual symptom is a broken bell wire.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In III. A CASE OF IDENTITY 12 I could not help thinking that his strange, catchy little laugh was also a symptom of some nervous malady.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter 13 By the side of this romantic element which we have just indicated there is the social symptom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES 14 by Father Madeleine had, besides the visible signs which we have mentioned, another symptom which was none the less significant for not being visible.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VII—FAUCHELEVENT BECOMES A GARDENER IN PARIS 15 And then, strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE BATTLE BEGUN