Books that have become classics -- books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal -- always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. From LearnThat.org. [Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907)]
So here, for your Valentine's Day evening perusal, is my remark/question for our discussion. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
A particular favorite of my brief little perusal is the following: gag a maggot off a gutwagon - Something that stinks. e.g. From Wordnik.com. [Taints] Reference
Available for your perusal are the following documents. From Wordnik.com. [NY Lawyer Advertising Rules] Reference
Offered below for your perusal is a video of Tazawa in action during a Japanese Industrial League contest: here. From Wordnik.com. [MVN] Reference
Also worth a perusal is their new Grove jacket, featuring a zip on glove that makes for a seamless, futuristic extension when in use. From Wordnik.com. [Cool Hunting] Reference
The first round, where hundreds of folks submitted wondrous items for the judges’ perusal, is over and the top 32 have been selected!. From Wordnik.com. [RPG Superstar 2009 Round One – Results Are In! « Geek Related] Reference
THE letters which I had expected reached me at Avignon, and the result of their perusal was the information, that my presence was necessary in. From Wordnik.com. [Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808] Reference
There are also pages that will record every one of the game's cut-scenes for your later perusal, which is a nice feature; your scores in a couple of mini-games are also recorded. From Wordnik.com. [Snackbar Games] Reference
And that ` s why I say if they start that kind of perusal on me, I ` ll give them a shove out the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition] Reference
A perusal of the list reveals some familiar patterns. From Wordnik.com. [David Berri: Why Macroeconomists -- and Some Politicians -- Should Watch Sports] Reference
That's obvious from a perusal of the plaintiffs 'complaint. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Worthington: By One Vote, U.S. Court OKs Torture and "Extraordinary Rendition"] Reference
DEAR GENERAL: I inclose for your perusal, and for you to read to. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Oh! Then the perusal of the books had no part in the tracking of. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
When he looked up from their perusal his expression was perfectly blank. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
I later discovered the FAA move during my daily perusal of the Federal Register. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Space Invaders] Reference
Madeline's eyes were moist when she lifted them from the perusal of this letter. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Sara's eyes were wet when she finished the perusal of the hastily scribbled letter. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Poe's gruesome tales are read for the sake of the thrill which is produced by the perusal. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
The printouts of the email are spread across the dining table, offered up to anyone's perusal. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: 'Look, Danny's Talking To You'] Reference
We've gathered the promotional images below for your perusal, but first tell us what you think. From Wordnik.com. [Kathy Ireland's Wigs: Are The Former Model's Hairpieces Hot Or Not?] Reference
There were no opposition newspapers in those times, or their perusal would be deeply interesting. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
"I am glad you take so sensible a view of it," retorted she, looking up from her perusal of his note. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"That's what I want!" exclaimed the young inventor, as he finished the perusal of the missionary's missive. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
I read this through aloud, despite the fact that I knew some parts of it were intended only for my perusal. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
No man of feeling could rise from the perusal of them without the deepest respect and admiration for the writer. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
And again he says: "The study of maps and the perusal of books of travel exercised a secret fascination over me.". From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
Imagining that she resented the personal note, he turned, after a minute's quiet perusal of her face, to the patient. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
At first I thought it must be the same occurrence, but a brief perusal showed me that this impression was a wrong one. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
We've never met, but I've learned a great deal about his irrelevant personal data through the casual perusal of his mail. From Wordnik.com. [December 15, 2012] Reference
He examined again the note, the perusal of which had rendered him more uneasy than he had been twice before that morning. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I trust a perusal of these pages will prove interesting to the survivors, who have manifested so often their intense love of the. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
And having been subject to misdiagnoses, I now decide which medications I'll take after a careful perusal of possible side effects. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: The Lure Of Tourism] Reference
The nature of the "something else" the young girl comprehended, on recalling her mother's face during the perusal of Maud's letter. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A perusal of the present work will, we trust, convince him that they are based on no surer foundation than were his former criticisms. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
A perusal of the documents will show that, while Seward's suggestions were unquestionably good, Lincoln's finished product was far better. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
The palace's current Web site has a photo gallery, but it doesn't have as many pictures and those available aren't organized for such easy perusal. From Wordnik.com. [Queen Elizabeth Gets A Flickr Account To Share Photos Online] Reference
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