"Alternatively" Quotes from Famous Books
... T'ai Ch'ing, the Taoists place Lao Tzu, the promulgator of the true doctrine drawn up by Ling-pao T'ien-tsun. He is alternatively called Shen Pao, 'the Treasure of the Spirits,' and T'ai-shang Lao-chun, 'the Most Eminent Aged Ruler.' Under various assumed names he has appeared as the teacher of kings and emperors, ... — Myths and Legends of China • E. T. C. Werner
... 'But,' you will say alternatively, 'if we avoid loose talk on these matters we are embarking on a mighty difficult business.' Why, to be sure we are; and that, I hope, will be half the enjoyment. After all, we have a number of critics among whose ... — On the Art of Writing - Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 • Arthur Quiller-Couch
... Colonel the late First Lord of the Admiralty has offered himself the command of a mine-sweeper or, alternatively, of a platoon in the 1/100 battalion of the Chilterns, ... — Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 • Various |