When it is arrived at D, let the stone be turned upon its axle till its attracting end points towards E, and then the island will be carried obliquely towards E where, if the stone be again turned upon its axle till it stands in the position E F, with its repelling point downwards, the island will rise obliquely towards F, where, by directing the attracting end towards G, the island may be carried to G, and from G to H, by turning the stone so as to make its repelling extremity point directly downwards.
The courtyard of this quarter is enclosed by enormous walls, over which the sun glances obliquely, when it deigns to penetrate into this gulf of moral and physical deformity.
He climbed obliquely up the hill to flank the original voice, which sounded like it had been joined by others, ignoring his aches and pains.
The humerus had fractured obliquely, and the bottom half of the bone had lanced up towards his shoulder, overlapping the upper half.
Don Quixote decided upon taking the same route and road he had taken on his first journey, that over the Campo de Montiel, which he travelled with less discomfort than on the last occasion, for, as it was early morning and the rays of the sun fell on them obliquely, the heat did not distress them.
Pulling his rifle up to the ready position, he crept obliquely right and forward.
Let the line c d represent the loadstone, of which let d be the repelling end and c the attracting end, the island being over C let the stone be placed in the position c d, with its repelling end downwards then the island will be driven upwards obliquely towards D.
It was unusual for her father to critique the Elders, even obliquely.
Several times the imperial officials asked obliquely this very question.
