Watson told me that Sir Sidney Lee's biography of Shakespeare was considered the best extant from an historical and critical point of view, and that his biography of King Edward had created a sensation in England, but that its aim was to portray the human side of King Edward.
— from Under Four Administrations, from Cleveland to Taft Recollections of Oscar S. Straus ... by Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon) Straus

The Cossack bent over Kiril, examined him attentively, then muttered as he straightened himself: “Well, there’s no breath left in him.
— from The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub

VII At seven o'clock, dinner being over, Kay excused herself to the family and Mr. Okada, passed out through the patio gate, and sought a bench which she had noticed under a catalpa tree outside the wall.
— from The Pride of Palomar by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

But as soon as he is animated by one kind expression, his look, his style, and his very soul are altered.
— from The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 18 Dialogue concerning Women; Characters; Life of Lucian; Letters; Appendix; Index by John Dryden

He rattled a bunch of keys, each heavy as a hammer, and at once attracted the chief's attention.
— from Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace