Shining points, sheets, curtains and haloes of magnificent luminescence dulled, directly ahead, by the somber black cloud which held the Web.

ACROSS the somber gray clouds, lightning followed a jagged course like cracks in a china plate.

The sunlight had vanished behind somber clouds.

Once the fireball dropped behind the somber clouds and banked above the western ridge, it would cool off fast.

Out to sea, a dull, red sunset faded out into somber clouds, and the ceaseless voice of many waters came up from the tawny shore.

The somber clouds stirred restlessly.

Into the gathering dimness, over the glacier's machicolated ice, the Sybil sped like a flying fire, paler and more luminous against the somber cloud.

The somber cloud seemed to fly from Danica's fair features.

Yet the growing luminosity of the circles and grids cast a glow even into these somber, clotted clouds.

Then he came to New York under this somber cloud, the reception mixed at best.