He waited for Muktar's neck to swell with anger and his face empurple, then went on. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Unconquered]
“If such a warning as could be given by the voice of sisterly affection can have weight in the debate,” said Catharine, “do think that, in striking, you empurple this hand, that in receiving wounds you harm this heart.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth] Reference
It must have taken innumerable hogsheads of his thin vintage to empurple his face in this manner. From Wordnik.com. [Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Complete] Reference
Magnificent weather, one of those sun risings that empurple landscapes, left the river all its limpid serenity. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After"] Reference
In winter, pheasants crouch under the brushwood or splutter through the trees; in summer the rhododendrons scent and empurple the woodland rides. From Wordnik.com. [Highways and Byways in Surrey] Reference
"If such a warning as could be given by the voice of sisterly affection can have weight in the debate," said Catharine, "do think that, in striking, you empurple this hand, that in receiving wounds you harm this heart.". From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day] Reference
Terence, however rash he was by nature, allowed himself to be overruled by his more prudent companions; and therefore, up to the hour when the twilight began to empurple the sea, no movement towards stirring from their place of concealment was made by any of the party. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Slaves] Reference
A brightness about it; but often it sank into redness that did but empurple the gloom. From Wordnik.com. [The Frozen Pirate] Reference
Then shall Justice divine quell Riot, of Insolence first-born,1278 Longing to overthrow all things1279 and terribly panting for bloodhshed: Brass shall encounter with brass, and Ares the sea shall empurple, Tinging its waves with the blood: then a day of freedom for Hellas Cometh from wide-seeing Zeus1280 and from Victory, lady and mother.”. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Herodotus] Reference
M. Binet's face began to empurple. From Wordnik.com. [Scaramouche] Reference
T 'empurple with brave Tyrian hues. From Wordnik.com. [The Consolation of Philosophy] Reference
"Did not some song empurple Nisus 'hair. From Wordnik.com. [The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse] Reference
T’ empurple with brave Tyrian hues. From Wordnik.com. [Consolation of Philosophy] Reference
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