Her complexion was yellow and transparent; her lips were black; there were circles furrowed under her eyes, and her face was as though it had aged.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Parallels of latitude are small circles parallel to the equator.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
"Be careful, Ted, how you refer to our upper circles," she laughed.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford