To his mind every object is Endued with occult power, moved by a vague volition, actuated by shadowy motive ranging capriciously from malevolence to benevolence; in his lax estimation some objects are more potent or more mysterious than others, the strong, the sharp, the hard, and the swift-moving rising superior to the feeble, the dull, the soft, and the slow.
"The Siouan Indians"
W. J. McGee
Clara cast a hurried glance at the countenance of her brother's friend, and with that quick perception with which some women are fortunately Endued, in that one moment she read more of his character than her brother had discovered during the whole course of his acquaintance; not that she could dream of the dark crimes and vices of which he was capable; such was impossible to her pure mind; but she saw something there which she did not like, she knew not what, and she returned a cold bow to the many flourishes of his hat, and chosen phrases of compliment with which the count honoured her.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
Deer of any kind are Endued with an inquisitiveness which frequently leads to their destruction, and when they notice the twinkling light flitting through the air they approach it to ascertain the reason for such an unusual thing.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton