He had never made the Harbor But there sailed away with him Wife or child or friend or lover, Leaving eyes to strain and swim,—
— from Ballads of Lost Haven: A Book of the Sea by Bliss Carman

A flood of living light entered the chamber, and made Philippe draw back to the alcove.
— from The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" by Alexandre Dumas

The influx of wealth from conquered provinces, the formation of large landed estates, the excessive employment of slave labor, and the consequent rise of a new aristocracy, prepared the way for a great revolution.
— from Cato Maior de Senectute with Introduction and Notes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

And methinks it may well be given to thee to wing thy way to thine own home for one last look ere thou departest for the holy land whence we can never wish to return."
— from The Lord of Dynevor: A Tale of the Times of Edward the First by Evelyn Everett-Green