The den, the prisoners; the light at a distance; A ND now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened:—Behold!
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

And asleep he was in one of those dreary back rooms that are sure to be sunless—a room that is both day and night nursery, I suppose, for there was a hot fire, a close smell, and the German nurse sat making lace under a gas jet flaming away unshaded.
— from The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

Here it rests and refreshes itself during the day, and next night it swoops down on its appointed foray.
— from The Law's Lumber Room (Second Series) by Francis Watt

It was dinner-time—for they dined at night now, in some state—and they sat down to four dainty courses, cooked and served by the capable Henderson.
— from Queed: A Novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison

You alone have read me aright—you alone know that I am not what I seem; that discipline and not nature, is shadowed forth in my outward demeanor.
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 5, May 1850 by Various