| The loud noise of rushing elephants resembled the roars of the clouds in the welkin, in the season of rains. |
| Boothblacks and newsboys were among them, and they made the welkin ring with their shouts. |
| When the welkin had ceased to ring with their laughter and screeches, it was customary to join forces and proceed arm-in-arm to spend the evening in the town. |
| A one-handed catch, wide on his left side, made the welkin ring with applause. |
| Mark and his companions made the welkin ring with their shouts at the old man's answer. |
| First, there was the fact that this welkin went for long walks. |
