It kept twirling and dancing about among the rest in the most
singular manner, and as it drew nearer I thought it bore a remarkable resemblance to the brown shaven skull of one of the savages.
It was, let us remark in passing, a
singular fate for the Church of Notre-Dame at that epoch to be so beloved, in two different degrees, and with so much devotion, by two beings so dissimilar as Claude and Quasimodo.
It was a hazardous, though maybe a gallant thing to do, since it is probable that the legend commonly received has had no small share in the growth of Strickland's reputation; for there are many who have been attracted to his art by the detestation in which they held his character or the compassion with which they regarded his death; and the son's well-meaning efforts threw a
singular chill upon the father's admirers.
When carefully freed from soil they showed a
singular formation.
"
Singular hallucination!" said he to Barbicane, after having dismissed the deputation with promises to convey numbers of messages to friends in the moon.
Throughout the whole extent of this vast and
singular chasm, the scenery of the river is said to be of the most wild and romantic character.
As Lucien entered, followed by a man so
singular in appearance as Piombo, the conversation ceased.
My lord, some strange, Some
singular mistake -- misunderstanding -- Hath without doubt arisen: thou hast been urged Thereby, in heat of anger, to address Some words most unaccountable, in writing, To me, Castiglione; the bearer being Baldazzar, Duke of Surrey.
It looks as if they always send their
singular warning or token before them when starting upon their mission.
I have in another part stated how
singular it is tha there should be absolutely no trees on these islands, althoug Tierra del Fuego is covered by one large forest.
For example, if we conceive the recent discovery of gas to be so much improved and adapted to domestic use, as to supersede all other modes of producing domestic light; we can already suppose, some centuries afterwards, the heads of a whole Society of Antiquaries half turned by the discovery of a pair of patent snuffers, and by the learned theories which would be brought forward to account for the form and purpose of so
singular an implement.
Yet how one could have set eyes on so
singular a face and yet have forgotten the precise occasion, passed my imagination.