It is a brown tending to purple, but is not very pure or bright.

The further it doth downward tend, The higher up it doth ascend; If it go down to utmost nought, It shall return with that it sought.

In person he was tall and strongly built, with broad shoulders, large limbs, and a general air of strength, which was rather increased than diminished by an evident tending towards corpulency.

From Him my subject come, my thought proceed; To Him my motive tend, my action lead: In all, I henceforth think, or speak, or do, The glory of my God be kept in view.

' 'All deviations from the normal tend to bring about drama,' said Harding.