John Ponta, stripped of his white sweater by the pulling and hauling of two of his seconds, came to the centre of the ring.
The next moment they were past, pausing to centre long on Joe.
They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof the innermost is distant from the
centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion with the cubes of their distance from the
centre of Mars; which evidently shows them to be governed by the same law of gravitation that influences the other heavenly bodies.
But the feature of the place is a short column that rises from the middle of the marble pavement of the chapel, and marks the exact centre of the earth.
To satisfy himself that this spot was really the centre of the earth, a sceptic once paid well for the privilege of ascending to the dome of the church to see if the sun gave him a shadow at noon.
In the centre of this pacific and fragrant cortege the black tulip was seen, carried on a litter, which was covered with white velvet and fringed with gold.
In the centre of a circle of magnificent trees, which were decorated with garlands and inscriptions, the procession halted, amidst the sounds of lively music, and the young damsels of Haarlem made their appearance to escort the tulip to the raised seat which it was to occupy on the platform, by the side of the gilded chair of his Highness the Stadtholder.
Great was the satisfaction of our little party as we first drove down through the streets of this capital of Europe--the
centre of fashion and the abode of elegance.
A study of the map will show you that it must have been a most important centre. It both protected the advances already made to the north, and helped to dominate the sea coast.
"With such a centre, already known and organised, we can easily see that each fresh wave of invasion--the Angles, the Saxons, the Danes, and the Normans--found it a desirable possession and so ensured its upholding.
With a quick movement he flung his lighted torch into the
centre of the hut.
Do odors impress some cerebral
centre with images of the thing that emitted them?