But although no doubt good and great purposes are served by the obscurity that involves death, our endeavour to penetrate the gloom, and catch some glimpses of a life we must shortly enter, cannot be judged altogether idle.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
There had been times, there had been moments, when the gates had yielded a very little; one had, as it were, got sudden glimpses through.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
He had had her shy confession of affection for him and no few glimpses at a depth of feeling which she would not wholly reveal.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee