short account

Mr. Lee found in his library a book which gave a short account of the animal, which he read to her.

We shall describe Mesopotamia and the nations towards the south, after premising a short account of the customs of the Assyrians.

In 1807 he paid a visit to Ireland, and printed a short account of his excursion.

Perhaps a short account of its origin will be entertaining to you.

I can mention but few of the names most eminent during this Anatomic Period, and but a short account of the life and work of each.