At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight.
— from Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The boys lurked in corners, keeping as much as possible out of the way, but watching with wide eyes the many preparations.
— from The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes

When I was eighteen, a young medical student named Barrett lived in Columbia (Ky.) eighteen miles away; and he used to ride over to see me.
— from Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) by Mark Twain

Melanchthon, mild as he was, was not behind Luther in condemning Kopernik.
— from The Warfare of Science by Andrew Dickson White

The canoes were already in the water and manned when the leaders reached them, for Heika, who had been left in charge, knew well that whatever might be the result of the enterprise, prompt action would be necessary.
— from The Norsemen in the West by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne