This evinces a kind of systematic symbolic plan, like the Mexican; but the symbols are very seldom similar.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque
His countenance, says John Yeardley, evinces the magnanimity and kindness of his heart; it is remarkable and precious that so young a man should dedicate his whole time and fortune for the benefit of the orphan and the destitute.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
I always consider it a good sign of a young man to be partial to the society of the old, and I observe that Count Waleski evinces a preference for that of men old enough to be his father.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner