Delane passed his free hand over two of them, and they turned their stately heads and nosed him in a quiet way.

Jessamines breathed their fragrance on the air; magnolias reared their stately heads and gladdened the eye with the exquisite beauty of their flowers.

Men called the soldiers plants, but their swords were always drawn for Iris, and their stately heads were adorned with her favorite colors.

The drive ran up to it with a grand sweep, and upon the green that fronted it some big trees reared their stately heads.