Then once more Robin
held his kinsman off at arm's length and scanned him keenly from top to toe.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
These were they that held Cyparissus, rocky Pytho, holy Crisa, Daulis, and Panopeus; they also that dwelt in Anemorea and Hyampolis, and about the waters of the river Cephissus, and Lilaea by the springs of the Cephissus; with their chieftains came forty ships, and they marshalled the forces of the Phoceans, which were stationed next to the Boeotians, on their left.
The fierce Abantes held Euboea with its cities, Chalcis, Eretria, Histiaea rich in vines, Cerinthus upon the sea, and the rock-perched town of Dium; with them were also the men of Carystus and Styra; Elephenor of the race of Mars was in command of these; he was son of Chalcodon, and chief over all the Abantes.
Iliad
The French doctor
held no taper; he was leaning against one of the columns in a respectful attitude implying that he, a foreigner, in spite of all differences of faith, understood the full importance of the rite now being performed and even approved of it.
War and Peace
And it is said of this good lass that she never made promises of the kind without fulfilling them, even though she made them in a forest and without any witness present, for she plumed herself greatly on being a lady and
held it no disgrace to be in such an employment as servant in an inn, because, she said, misfortunes and ill-luck had brought her to that position.
Don Quixote
In accomplishing this the ape was tearing away the entire front of its breast, which was
held in the vise-like grip of the powerful jaws.
Princess of Mars
On the edge of the river I could faintly make out the only two black things in all the prospect that seemed to be standing upright; one of these was the beacon by which the sailors steered - like an unhooped cask upon a pole - an ugly thing when you were near it; the other a gibbet, with some chains hanging to it which had once
held a pirate.
Great Expectations
A top-mast was hoisted, and another jib,
held out to the wind, added its force to the other sails.
Around The World In Eighty Days
He knew only the blind desire to destroy, shook Joe in the clinches as a terrier might a rat, strained and struggled for freedom of body and arms, and all the while Joe calmly clutched and
held on.
The Game
He bade him lead the way, and, by the light of the torch which his conductor
held up for the purpose, inspected all three cellars narrowly.
Barnaby Rudge A Tale Of The Riots Of Eighty
Until now, the boat had barely
held her own, and had hovered about one spot; but now, the banks changed swiftly, and the deepening shadows and the kindling lights of London Bridge were passed, and the tiers of shipping lay on either hand.
Our Mutual Friend
I
held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise.
Treasure Island
At this supper we were lighted by several of the native tapers,
held in the hands of young girls.
Typee
It was not without some emotion that he looked upon the scene around him, for, in spite of his secluded life, he knew enough of the ancient greatness of his own family to be aware that the time had been when they had
held undisputed and paramount sway over all that tract of country.
The White Company
The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly weather, is an impassive- faced tyrant with a sharp poniard
held behind his back for a treacherous stab.
Mirror of the Sea