pharos

Example Sentences

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There was a remarkable pharos built at Ostia by the Emperor Claudius, which was erected on an artificial breakwater.

From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Hope, Eva

The pharos of the night; where gods might dance.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827 by Various

He sat there changing colour like a revolving pharos, twist316ing his fingers hysterically, swallowing air, the picture of guilt.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Through all the bewildering discord of his thoughts the face of Perpetua seemed to shine clearly, like the light on a pharos to a striver in an angry sea.

From The Proud Prince by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

The greater part of the pharos of the Romans were much higher than the most celebrated modern towers.

From Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel by Smeaton, John