The very first dead soldier one sees, enemy or friend, takes war forever out of the category of abstracts.
"The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915"
Basil L. Gildersleeve
abstracts I 1 Two women are gathering greens when a vine wraps around one and carries her to the sky.
"Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore"
Fay-Cooper Cole
I believe my sentiments pleased him; for, by his indulgence, I was permitted to take abstracts of the history before me, which, with some further particulars obtained in conversation with the abate, I have arranged in the following pages.
"A Sicilian Romance"
Ann Radcliffe