Rerage , sb. arrears, PP, HD; rerages , pl. , PP.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

He then rose, and paced his room with a smile it would have been terrible to witness.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

That here, above All dukes, aye, kings, eke emperors—in the eyes Of Germany to their fierce strife a prey, He rears upon his tower, in stern defiance, A signal of appeal to the crushed people, A banner vast, of Sorrow's sable hue, Snapped by the tempest in its whirlwind wrath, So that kings quiver as the jades at whips?
— from Poems by Victor Hugo

Now Antonia was greatly esteemed by Tiberius on all accounts, from the dignity of her relation to him, who had been his brother Drusus's wife, and from her eminent chastity; 21 for though she was still a young woman, she continued in her widowhood, and refused all other matches, although Augustus had enjoined her to be married to somebody else; yet did she all along preserve her reputation free from reproach.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

[Pg 581] Besides this personal attack, various subjects were debated here in the manner of the Robin Hood Society, which filled the Orator's pocket, and proved his rhetoric of some value.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

She was just speaking, when Chia Jung walked into the apartment; and after paying his respects to madame Hsing, madame Wang, and lady Feng, he then observed to Mrs. Yu: "I have just taken over the eatables to our venerable ancestor; and, at the same time, I told him that my father was at home waiting upon the senior, and entertaining the junior gentlemen of the whole family, and that in compliance with grandfather's orders, he did not presume to go over.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

He had improvised an intrenchment out of the table; and the man, who but an instant previously, had borne merely the appearance of a kindly old man, had suddenly become a sort of athlete, and placed his robust fist on the back of his chair, with a formidable and surprising gesture.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

There is a pretty high rock on the northwest of Earraid, which (because it had a flat top and overlooked the Sound) I was much in the habit of frequenting; not that ever I stayed in one place, save when asleep, my misery giving me no rest.
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

The chiefs, in reply, assured Cortes of their willingness to comply with his wishes; they would find him the number of warriors and porters he required; they then took their leave to make the necessary preparations, and appeared perfectly confident, for they thought we should not be able to stand against their warriors and the army of Motecusuma, which lay in ambush in the defiles, and that they should be able either to kill us or take us prisoners, as we should be unable to use our horses on account of the deep holes.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

I always felt uncomfortable, after having received anything in this way, for I feared that the giving me a few cents, might, possibly, ease his conscience, and make him feel himself a pretty honorable robber, after all! Held to a strict account, and kept under a close watch—the old suspicion of my running away not having been entirely removed—escape from slavery, even in Baltimore, was very difficult.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

One thing is clear—if the Christ that John prophesies be the true Son of the Highest, and is in reality to make his appearance ere long, in humiliation and poverty, his rejection by the High Priests, and by the rich and powerful of Judah, is certain.
— from The Prince of the House of David by J. H. (Joseph Holt) Ingraham

No one knows how eccentric and peculiar, how reserved and whimsical the life of a household may be, in the country community, unless he has lived as neighbor and friend to such a household.
— from The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson

With his left hand Desmond caught at Diggle's sword arm, and, pointing his rapier at his heart, said: "You are my prisoner, Mr. Diggle."
— from In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India by Herbert Strang

We have referred to the attempt to show that the tablet of the cross, at Palenque, had reference to him.
— from The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races by Emory Adams Allen

In proposing an armistice Prevost had rightly interpreted the wishes of the Imperial government.
— from The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 by William Charles Henry Wood

He was pursuing his own train of thought, and presently he raised himself.
— from Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

He saw her to her carriage, and at parting he raised her hand to his lips.
— from Just a Girl by Charles Garvice

It was built about a hundred years later, and its threatening and most awful position has remained unchanged since the sinking of the foundation first caused it.
— from A Ride on Horseback to Florence Through France and Switzerland. Vol. 2 of 2 Described in a Series of Letters by a Lady by Augusta Macgregor Holmes

In this study of a peasant heroine resides such charm as the book possesses, and the attempt was to lead on the author to the productions above alluded to, La Mareau Diable , François le Champi , and La Petite Fadette .
— from Famous Women: George Sand by Bertha Thomas

At present the interest charges on debts, both public and private, have reached a point where they come near to consuming all possible profits even from a highly accelerated rate of production.
— from Towards the Great Peace by Ralph Adams Cram