The Manchu Tartars, seizing the opportunity of extending their territory, obtained possession of the whole huge province of Fokien, and as soon as Fogan fell into their hands, persecution began.

As soon as I heard about the fire I legged it over here as fast as I could.

Certain robes indicate a position in the hierarchy; others correspond to function and may be worn by the same individual at different times. The most important vestment among the insignia [of the clergy] is the stole, the emblem of sacerdotal status, the origin of which is the ancient pallium. The stole originally was a draped garment, then a folded one with the appearance of a scarf, and, finally, in the 4th century, a scarf. As a symbol of jurisdictionin the Roman Empire, the supreme pontiff (the pope, or bishop of Rome) conferred it upon archbishops and, later, upon bishops, as emblematic of their sharing in the papal authority.

Of fish that with their fins and shining scales Glide under the green wave , in sculls