It was that they should go and meet Pero Alvarez Holguin and defeat him, as he could not have more than three hundred men; and then from the plains march to the important city of Cuzco, where they could gain information of the arrival of Vaca de Castro, and of his further movements, and learn the view he took of things.
— from The War of Chupas by Pedro de Cieza de León

Well, we had gained some ground, and many prisoners, and here and there some guns.
— from Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs

[Pg 69] their looks—with arms so full of the golden columbine that it seemed they could not hold another flower, whose traveling dress and equipments showed them to be mere transient passers through, who could not possibly make use of so many. Half a dozen blossoms would have given as much pleasure as half a hundred, and be much more easily cared for, besides leaving a few for their successors to enjoy.
— from A Bird-Lover in the West by Olive Thorne Miller

“He’s got a marvelous physique, and he always keeps himself in the best of condition.
— from Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team; or, Bitter Struggles on the Diamond by Lester Chadwick