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The glistering, gray dome and white columns of the Temple standing out against the spacious prospect--the growing brightness of this last, still chastened by the delicious autumn haze--captivated his imagination.— The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
"His garments became exceeding white; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them," "white as the light," "glistering," "dazzling Behold there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with Him."— A Life of St. John for the Young
The sun shone like a glistering shield in the light blue November sky, the roads were like iron, the wind, what there was of it, like steel.— All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches
His armour was all bright and glistering, and his sword a devouring flame.— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
The scenery, too, must have been striking; the dreary forest, its darkness just relieved by the half-seen 'glistering' forms; the heavy drug-like splendour of the enchanted palace and the cold moonlight outside; the bright, fresh sunshine, lastly, dew-washed, of the early morning; there were here a series of pictures the contrasts of which must have added to their individual effect.— Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England

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