Belts of shrubbery and clumps of gigantic trees-elm, oak, beech, and chestnut-mottle the slopes, or crown their summits; while the spaces between exhibit a sward of that vivid verdure-only to be seen in the pastures and parks of England.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Amongst the native Singhalese, however, a singular preference is evinced for elephants that exhibit those flesh-coloured blotches which occasionally mottle the skin of an elephant, chiefly about the head and extremities.
"Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon"
J. Emerson Tennent
I do not love you, nor ever can I." Her first words had caused the red of humiliation to mottle his already ruby visage to a semblance of purple, and now, as he attempted to rise with dignity, he was still further covered with confusion by the fact that his huge stomach made it necessary for him to go upon all fours before he could rise, so that he got up much after the manner of a cow, raising his stern high in air in a most ludicrous fashion.
"The Outlaw of Torn"
Edgar Rice Burroughs