pharos
Example Sentences
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Henrietta Temple was the light in the pharos amid all his stormy fortunes; thither he directed all the energies of his being; and to gain that port, or sink, was his unflinching resolution.
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Soon as darkness comes upon Grande Anse the face of the clock in the church-tower is always lighted: you see it suddenly burst into yellow glow above the roofs and the cocoa-palms,—just like a pharos.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
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
Lights o'er the land, from cities lost in shade, New constellations, new galaxies spread, And each high pharos double flames provides, One from its fires, one fainter from the tides.
From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel
He sat there changing colour like a revolving pharos, twisting his fingers hysterically, swallowing air, the picture of guilt.
From Merry Men by Stevenson, Robert Louis
