"Contort" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... The curious contort on into which he twisted his countenance, and the different odd-looking lumps that appeared in it from time to time, may be accounted for by a quid of unusual size, which he seemed to be masticating with a relish quite horrifying to one unused ...
— Varney the Vampire - Or the Feast of Blood • Thomas Preskett Prest
... a spasm seemed to contort the body of the dying man. One arm stretched out towards a pillow nearby, and Robert had a sudden, but excellent thought. Stepping forward, he seized the hand of his old enemy, lifted the pillow, and, then started back ...
— Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea • Charles H. L. Johnston |
