I stared earnestly at the rocky slopes on either hand, but could not have sworn their figuration was changed.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
Through the labyrinth of the ice outlines I clearly made out two masts, with two square yards on the foremast, the rigging perfect so far as it went, for the figuration showed no more than half the height of the masts, the lower parts being apparently hidden behind the edge of the hollow.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
Whiskey was sent up to the platform, and the musician drank it at a gulp, his right hand purling over the figuration of "Auf dem Wasser zu Singen."
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker