Railings

Examples

• 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