"Lier" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... conjecture upon the origin of Dorchester is that the stronghold grew up as an out-lier to the great fort over the river at the top of Sinodun Hill. The exact and regular peninsula between the bend in the Thames and the mouth of the Thames is obviously suited for fortification: the tributary flows just to the east of this peninsula, exactly ...
— The Historic Thames • Hilaire Belloc
... damnation? To forsake the light of heauenly Wisedome: and to lurke in the dungeon of the Prince of darkenesse? To forsake the Veritie of God, & his Creatures: and to fawne vpon the Impudent, Craftie, Obstinate Lier, and continuall disgracer of Gods Veritie, to the vttermost of his power? To forsake the Life & Blisse Aeternall: and to cleaue vnto the Author of Death euerlasting? that Murderous Tyrant, most gredily awaiting the Pray of Mans Soule? Well: I thanke God and our Lorde Iesus Christ, ...
— The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara • John Dee
... all over his head like a badly cut hedge, sir. He's been trying to grow like a Cav'lier, and he looks ...
— Crown and Sceptre - A West Country Story • George Manville Fenn |
