Whereat Mr Twemlow leaned his innocent head upon his hand, and moaned a little moan of distress and disgrace.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Tomahawks were raised in frightful array, while deep and loud murmurs of discontent, and demands for vengeance rent the air.
— from The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 2 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William Alexander Caruthers

She heard the front door bang; she saw his hat and stick, lying where he had put them; she smiled at them politely and then, sinking to the floor beside the fender, she let out a little moan of despair and delight.
— from The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

For now they were in the public eye, and they felt as soldiers feel, when, after long months of drill and discipline, they are led to the charge.
— from Calumet 'K' by Samuel Merwin

This would be thought rather a lengthy manner of developing a dramatic story in our days; but we must remember that the time embraced in the plot of the old playwright extends from the Creation to the Flood, and must be astonished and thankful that he has not been more diffuse.
— from Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot by Wilkie Collins