The brilliant Russian signs in broad gilt letters-so very like the Greek alphabet-which line the street, must often be renewed to present so fresh an appearance.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Tory printed a few scholarly books and wrote and published a curious work, to which he gave the name Champfleury, on the right forms and proportions of the letters of the alphabet.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
"The first letter is A," he said, rubbing the face of the stone with his fingers, "like the alphabet; and the next is L." The fellow continued rubbing the face of the stone with the tips of his fingers, while his lips moved as he tried letter after letter, and gave them up.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe