Sentence Examples

1. This rabbit dead, the Abbé Adelmonte has its entrails taken out by his cook and thrown on the dunghill on this dunghill is a hen, who, pecking these intestines, is in her turn taken ill, and dies next day.
2. When I was expecting to hear of thy stupidities and blunders, friend Sancho, I have received intelligence of thy displays of good sense, for which I give special thanks to heaven that can raise the poor from the dunghill and of fools to make wise men.
3. I would like him to be an honour to his family, as we live in days when our kings liberally reward learning that is virtuous and worthy for learning without virtue is a pearl on a dunghill.