And from its base the column, after a gentle inward curve-enough to give it a look of lissomeness and elastic strength- sprang upright straight and firm to the lantern, ringed with a gallery and capped with a cupola of copper not yet greened by the weather; in outline as simple as a flower, in structure to the understanding eye almost as subtly organised, adapted and pieced into growth.
"The Ship of Stars"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
This, I think, is a good deal owing to the muscle which a big man generally accumulates, especially on the shoulders and arms, and he therefore lacks the essential qualities of elasticity, lissomeness, and quickness with the hands.
"Rowing"
Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
No one looking at her limpid, shining blue eyes but would have set her down for twenty-three or twenty-four, for not a line showed on her smooth face; she was exquisite of limb and feature, and had the lissomeness of a girl of fifteen.
"The Weavers, Complete"
Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 14, 2009