The whole cabin was hung about with bunches of herbs, some dry and withered, others fresh and green, giving evidence that they had been only newly gathered.
— from The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton

Take, for a good, glorious example, the very large insurance company, conscious that the eyes of the world are upon it, and that the entire United States is expecting it to uphold the national pride.
— from Your United States: Impressions of a first visit by Arnold Bennett

The hours passed quickly; the drive back to the hotel was without mishap or incident: the entire party, on separating, voted it a day of perfect pleasure, Fillmore Flagg and George Gaylord expressing their thanks to the ladies for their kind invitation which had given them such a delightful excursion.
— from Solaris Farm: A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson

Steadily he gazed on Marmion, who by frown and gesture gave evidence that he could ill bear so close a scrutiny.
— from The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border by Sara Davis Jenkins

In the morning we drive about the rich country and are decided in our own minds that if we wished to come to Virginia for a great grazing establishment, this is the part of the country to which we should turn.
— from Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway by Effie Price Gladding

To facilitate and give greater energy to the defence of this country the governments have been concentrated, and a vast state has been formed, extending from the mouth of the Orinoco to the other side of the Andes of Riobamba and the banks of the Amazon.
— from Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt