Sentence Examples

1. On one of them was painted by some very poor hand the Rape of Helen, when the bold guest carried her off from Menelaus, and on the other was the story of Dido and Æneas, she on a high tower, as though she were making signals with a half sheet to her fugitive guest who was out at sea flying in a frigate or brigantine.
2. He noticed in the two stories that Helen did not go very reluctantly, for she was laughing slyly and roguishly but the fair Dido was shown dropping tears the size of walnuts from her eyes.