As to learning, government, arts, manufactures, and the like," my master confessed, "he could find little or no
resemblance between the YAHOOS of that country and those in ours; for he only meant to observe what parity there was in our natures.
Its wool alone gives a
resemblance to the sheep; it is more properly of the flesh is said to have a musty flavor; some have thought the fleece might be valuable, as it is said to be as fine as that of the goat Cashmere, but it is not to be procured in sufficient quantities.
But," said Aramis, looking with fixed attention at the ruby-colored wine he had raised to the level of his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy it with all his senses at the same moment, "but what you might call a
resemblance, another would not, perhaps, take any notice of.
For a friend such as you are," said Aramis - "for so devoted a servant, I have no secrets;" and he put his mouth close to Baisemeaux's ear, as he said, in a low tone of voice, "you know the
resemblance between that unfortunate fellow, and - "
Whatever may have been his thoughts, they so possessed him that he observed neither the lapse of time nor whither his feet were carrying him; he knew only that he had passed far beyond the town limits and was traversing a lonely region by a road that bore no
resemblance to the one by which he had left the village.
Why, really," said the physician, with an amusing consciousness of his own
resemblance to the loquacious barber of the Arabian Nights, "this is very interesting.
Where is the
resemblance which has brought her back to me?
Tim's head being powdered like a twelfth cake, and his spectacles copied with great nicety, strangers detected a close
resemblance to him at the first glance, and this leading them to suspect that the other must be his wife, and emboldening them to say so without scruple, Mrs Linkinwater grew very proud of these achievements in time, and considered them among the most successful likenesses she had ever painted.
By the term systematic affinity is meant, the
resemblance between species in structure and in constitution, more especially in the structure of parts which are of high physiological importance and which differ little in the allied species.
As truth distinguishes our writings from those idle romances which are filled with monsters, the productions, not of nature, but of distempered brains; and which have been therefore recommended by an eminent critic to the sole use of the pastry-cook; so, on the other hand, we would avoid any
resemblance to that kind of history which a celebrated poet seems to think is no less calculated for the emolument of the brewer, as the reading it should be always attended with a tankard of good ale--
But notwithstanding this near
resemblance in a few instances, they are in general so very different, that no one can make a scruple to rank them under distinct heads, and assign to each a peculiar name to mark the difference" ("Treatise of Human Nature," Part I, Section I).
From the fifth sitting the portrait impressed everyone, especially Vronsky, not only by its
resemblance, but by its characteristic beauty.
The last marks on the paper bear some
resemblance to the first two letters (L and A) of the name of Lady Glyde.
A short distance in the rear of this man, came a group of youths very similarly attired, and bearing sufficient
resemblance to each other, and to their leader, to distinguish them as the children of one family.
When he was rescued by me, then, and lay recovering from sickness in my house, his strong
resemblance to this picture I have spoken of, struck me with astonishment.
