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  • He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face -- the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat.

    The Most Dangerous Game 1990

  • Down a steep inclination we pursued our way towards a dark nook, and there, through an iron grating, we discovered before us the subterranean church, of immense size, and in perfect preservation; its massive pillars and sharpcut capitals, its high-curved roof and circular arches, all perfect, and its floor and walls undergoing restoration.

    Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Louisa Stuart Costello 1834

  • But there he was, Bradford Gilbert, who knew how to get rosin out of a pine and knew which tree would make the best roof trusses and knew how to scare the weevils off cotton; there was Bradford Gilbert, who had not been given liberty but who took it anyway in his sharpcut gray-green tunic and his cap set at an angle on his head that said what the hell, striding in riding boots around Manhattan, taking in the tall buildings and the smart shops and automobiles and electric lights as if he saw things like this every damn day of his life.

    Dream State Diane Roberts 2008

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