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Its singular intimations, however, were sufficient to throw back on this strange evening, in all its detail -- the dance, the readings, the distant fire -- a kind of allegoric expression: gave it the character of one of those famous Platonic figures or apologues which had then been in fact under discussion.

Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 Walter Pater 1866

* Note: A singular "allegoric" explanation of this strange fact has recently been broached: it is connected with the charge of idolatry and Eastern heretical opinions subsequently made against the Templars.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Edward Gibbon 1765

"It had characters who were allegoric of the political scene, including a character that was a metaphor of President Chavez," said Acosta-Alzuru.

Venezuela Bans "Family Guy" -- But "Baywatch" Is OK (VIDEO) 2010

"It had characters who were allegoric of the political scene, including a character that was a metaphor of President Chavez," said Acosta-Alzuru.

Venezuela Bans "Family Guy" -- But "Baywatch" Is OK (VIDEO) 2010

The success of Twelve lies not in the refreshing tale of vampires, the intelligent integration with historical context, or even the allegoric use of vampires in a war novel, but in its central character, Aleksei.

Archive 2009-02-01 Neth 2009

The success of Twelve lies not in the refreshing tale of vampires, the intelligent integration with historical context, or even the allegoric use of vampires in a war novel, but in its central character, Aleksei.

Review: Twelve by Jasper Kent Neth 2009

She focused primarily on sculptural works depicting allegoric and mythological subjects, and on portraits of eminent figures of Russian history and cultural life.

Artists: Russia and the Soviet Union. Grigorij 2009

Yah, you better choose something more allegoric like a DNA helix or whatever catches your imagination.

Tree Change Kosmo 2009

I know that ... quot; Let That Be Your Last Battlefield "was only a allegoric story, but so was Orwell's ... quot; 1984".

Gaza: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield 2009

The allegoric exegeses of Ruth 2: 9: “And when you are thirsty, go down to the jars and drink some of [the water] that the men have drawn” that understand this “drinking” as drawing Torah from the righteous and the Sanhedrin (Ruth Rabbah 4: 12) may be connected to the need to clarify this law (as is also indicated by the context in Ruth Rabbah).

Ruth: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009