Contemplating

"Contemplating," writes the historian, "with too much pride the work of his own hands" -- the splendid palace of Viterbo -- "at that instant the avenging roof came down, on his head."

The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little Grenville Kleiser 1910

Walter Liedtke, curator of European painting at the Met, noted that he ordered the change on the Rembrandt painting historically titled "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer" to "Aristotle with a Bust of Homer," "because Aristotle was clearly thinking about more than just this bust."

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Walter Liedtke, curator of European painting at the Met, noted that he ordered the change on the Rembrandt painting historically titled "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer" to "Aristotle with a Bust of Homer," "because Aristotle was clearly thinking about more than just this bust."

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Contemplating this report, he opined anew that the government should avoid “little wars at great distances from the United States” that could slide into a nuclear confrontation.

Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

Walter Liedtke, curator of European painting at the Met, noted that he ordered the change on the Rembrandt painting historically titled "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer" to "Aristotle with a Bust of Homer," "because Aristotle was clearly thinking about more than just this bust."

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Contemplating the question would be good them -- no wait, bad for them; good for the country.

Apparently irony is not his strong suite 2009

Contemplating writing a play-by-play review of that.

A Random Conglomeration julieandrews 2009

Walter Liedtke, curator of European painting at the Met, noted that he ordered the change on the Rembrandt painting historically titled "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer" to "Aristotle with a Bust of Homer," "because Aristotle was clearly thinking about more than just this bust."

Daniel Grant: What's In a (Painting's) Name? Quite a Lot, Actually Daniel Grant 2011

Contemplating these figures, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the United States fought the first year of the war against Japan with inferior numbers of men, warships and planes—and often with inferior equipment and technology.

When We Were the Underdog Ronald Spector 2011

Contemplating this report, he opined anew that the government should avoid “little wars at great distances from the United States” that could slide into a nuclear confrontation.

Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011