Finland has an educational system quite distinct from the empire, supporting by local interest high schools in all the principal towns, and primary schools in every village.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
And for some time they rode more quickly, listening to the roar which each moment became more and more distinct.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Being distinct from bodily pain, Sorrow is more like the reflection than the thing reflected.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty