Though it was now quite dark, he seemed easily to avoid impediments, which even in broad daylight would have been difficult to pass.
"The White Squaw"
Mayne Reid
It is one of the most successful conceptions of the sort ever consummated in the East, and was begun in 1875,-the Prince of Wales laying the corner-stone,-and completed in 1884. This was an improvement which had long been imperatively demanded, but which had been deferred for years on account of the serious impediments which presented themselves and the heavy expenditure which it involved.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
But, though his virtues are become more conspicuous, the impediments that forbid any thought of union are not lessened.
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft