The noble building exclusively appropriated to this purpose has several times been enlarged to meet the demand for room to store and classify the accumulating treasures.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
The tall tower of the water-supply was not originally intended for the use to which it has at last been appropriated.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
My dress, which I had hidden as best I could, was found and carried off like everything else; and Than-Sing, who had chanced to take off his slippers for a moment, saw them snatched up and appropriated in the twinkling of an eye.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot