Railing

Examples

• On hearing that I had been once more discovered I started so that the railing against which I leaned cracked again. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He was always railing against the rich people, for whom he did work, for their poor taste. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• One's safest course that day was to clasp a railing and hang on; walking was too precarious a pastime. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Upon the top of the bank was a low brick wall, surmounted by an iron railing. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The lawyer turns, leans his arms on the iron railing at the top of the steps, and looks at the lamplighter lighting the court-yard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The house was separated from the street by a low wall and railing, the whole not more than five feet high. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The sweet-scented leaves of the flower on my left hand just brushed my cheek as I lightly rested my head against the railing. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We stood side by side; she was railing at me, and I was enjoying the sound of her voice. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He therefore withdrew the fraternal railing, and neatly said that he thought he would, with submission, take his leave. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Tom, whose fetters did not prevent his taking a moderate circuit, had drawn near the side of the boat, and stood listlessly gazing over the railing. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• They both watched Gudrun go along the landing by the railing upstairs. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Near by is a circular railing which marks the spot where the Virgin stood when the Lord's body was anointed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The great iron railing which surrounds the rock was ornamented in one place with a thousand rags tied to its open work. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I loitered about awhile, and then, for want of something better to do, fell to carving a railing with my knife. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He started back and fell against the railings, trembling as he looked up. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• This man, however, was leaning against the railings which bordered our field and was looking earnestly up. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Fresh funeral wreaths continue to this day to be hung on the ornamental bronze railings round the tomb by the Countess's own hand. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Mrs. Shelby flew to the railings. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• As we drove up, we found the railings in front of the house lined by a curious crowd. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The pots I took off airy railings, and the milk-can was standing by itself outside a public-house. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• An efficient police force will be on hand to preserve order and keep the wild beasts from leaping the railings and discommoding the audience. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I know you were, I saw you through the area-railings as I drove up, replied the old gentleman. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He procured a pipe from a neighbouring public-house, and smoked it, looking in at the railings and maturely considering the spot. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Two or three of these men threw themselves out of a window, and injured themselves frightfully on the railings below without killing themselves. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• One of the young Jellybys been and got his head through the area railings! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• When I had dropped another tract through the area railings, I felt relieved, in some small degree, of a heavy responsibility towards others. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The moment the gentlemen were heard to move, her railings ceased: she started up, flew to the piano, and dashed at it with spirit. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.

Typed by Lloyd