The sun again rose, and discovered us still floating in safety on our unstable resting-place.
— from Peter the Whaler by William Henry Giles Kingston

So great was his anger that I at one time feared that it might become so uncontrollable that he might break over all restraints, and do us some personal injury.
— from Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c. by N. A. (Noah A.) McDonald

In the exercise of the royal supremacy in matters ecclesiastical he appointed Thomas Crumwell, a layman, his Vicar General, and in this capacity, Crumwell presided at all meetings of Bishops and regulated all discussions upon spiritual affairs.
— from Breaking with the Past; Or, Catholic Principles Abandoned at the Reformation by Francis Aidan Gasquet

"Boats, and even a raft, are denied us," said Duncan, "and ships do not come."
— from Courage, True Hearts: Sailing in Search of Fortune by Gordon Stables

Again was a Roman army defeated under Silanus in Southern Gaul, and the Cimbri sent envoys to Rome, with the request that they might be allowed peaceful settlements.
— from Ancient States and Empires For Colleges and Schools by John Lord