But a night or two after the visitor took his departure, she gave way to such an outburst as even Rebecca had scarce ever beheld, being roused to it by a small thing in one sense, though in yet another perhaps great enough, since it touched upon the despoiling of one of her beauties.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
Walking down the street now after the twenty years, thinking of these dead but inno- cent days, this was the picture he saw; and as he reflected upon it, even the despoiled and desolate years just passed seemed richer by contrast.英文原著 · 《A Mountain Woman》
Under Edward VI., the boy king, coming to the throne at nine and dying at fifteen, the regency with Crammer at its head earned its bad name. But while its members were shamelessly despoiling churches and enriching themselves they did one great service for the Bible. They cast off all restrictions on its translation and publication. The order for a Great Bible in every church was renewed, and there was to be added to it a copy of Erasmus's paraphrase of the four gospels. Nearly fifty editions of the Bible, in whole or in part, appeared in those six years.英文原著 · 《A Study of Bible》
"The two poor people whom it was your own idea to despoil," quoth Raffles, "prematurely gloating over these two pretty things? He withdrew a hand from either pocket of his crumpled dinner-jacket, and opened the pair under my nose. In one was a diamond tiara, and in the other a necklace of fine emeralds set in clusters of brilliants.英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
"To thee and all thine, peace. "What should I be, O my friend, but thy friend? "SIMONIDES."
[No. 2.] "Simonides to Sheik Ilderim. "O friend! "Out of the abundance of my experience, I send you a word. "There is a sign which all persons not Romans, and who have moneys or goods subject to despoilment, accept as warning--that is, the arrival at a seat of power of some high Roman official charged with authority. "To-day comes the Consul Maxentius.英文原著 · 《Ben-Hur》
'He hath in sooth good cause for endless grief, Who, for the love of thing that lasteth not, Despoils himself for ever of THAT LOVE.'英文原著 · 《Bunyan Characters-3》