descry

• There seems to be a ripening consensus among our great and good that nothing at all should be done about this perpetration of a capital crime by the top officials of the government -- although one does descry, here and there, a hint that there might be a ritual sacrifice of one or two middling-high figures if the issue gets too hot to brush aside completely. —  Chris Floyd - Empire Burlesque
• Even now I could descry, like high waves in the distance, the rounded heads and folded shadows of the wood of Bagworthy. —  Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor
• What was at the foot of the stair I could not descry, but I thought I could recognize the outline of a door From the window of the cabinet de toilette to the yard the sides of the house, cased in stained and dirty stucco, fell sheer away. —  The Man with the Clubfoot
• From some of our heights I can descry, about a day's journey to the west, the hill where Agricola and his Romans left a camp behind them. —  On the Choice of Books
• Is it that in thy glaring eye, And rapid movements we descry-- While we at ease, secure from ill, The chimney corner snugly fill Illustration Illustration: Q Quinces when ripe, Have an excellent flavor Illustration: R The Rose when presented, Is a sign of favor Illustration: S Strawberries in dish, With sugar and cream Illustration: T Tomatoes as fine As ever were seen Illustration JACK The name of the bear is Jack_. —  Baby Chatterbox

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