Suddenly the multitude put their united strength to the canoe; but scarcely had the huge machine begun to move, when a yell, the most appalling that ever fell upon my ear, rose high above the shouting of the savages.
— from The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

"We promised Sam to stay here till he came for us," Meg explained regretfully, for she was very fond of soda.
— from Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Mabel C. Hawley

"Well," said Aunt Nesbit, "they have their family under most excellent regulations; and, living in a town so, they are within call of a doctor, if anything happens."
— from Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp by Harriet Beecher Stowe

—Well hast thou in my service wrought, Thy brow hath mirror'd forth my thought, To wear my smile thy lip hath glow'd, Thy tear, to speak my sorrows, flowed, {274} Thine ear hath borne me rich supplies Of sweetly varied melodies, Thy hands my prompted deeds have done, Thy feet upon mine errands run— Yes, thou hast mark'd my bidding well, Faithful and true!
— from Religious Poems, Selected by Various

Suddenly the multitude put their united strength to the canoe; but scarcely had the huge machine begun to move when a yell, the most appalling that ever fell upon my ear, rose high above the shouting of the savages.
— from The Coral Island by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

The French Government has bestowed the premier decoration for women, The Reconnaissance Française, upon Miss Ettie Rout, of the New Zealand Volunteer Sisters, "for work done during the war (as head of Anzac Soldiers' Club in Paris), and in 1919-1920 as head of American Red Cross Depôt and Canteen at Villers-Bretonneux, where she helped a great many French soldiers, and rendered precious service to the civilian population of the commune."
— from Safe Marriage: A Return to Sanity by Ettie Annie Rout