Like a majestic oak that had long braved the raging tempest, he stood alone as a signer of our Magna Charta calmly awaiting the time when he should be riven and gathered to his fathers.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
He read law with Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
"Yes, signer," she answered; and then we had some talk about the age and the beauty of the baby, which I declared wonderful for both, in praises loud enough for the father and mother to hear.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells