It lay panting upon the grass, its glassy eyes rolling frightfully.
— from Leo the Circus Boy; or, Life under the great white canvas by Edward Stratemeyer

And now they all gathered in great excitement round the corpus delicti; and there, sure enough, was a long black mole.
— from Griffith Gaunt; or, Jealousy Volumes 1 to 3 (of 3) by Charles Reade

This is another eventful year for the cavalry,—'77; for before the close of the summer even the troops so far to the southeast are destined to be summoned to the chase and capture of wary old Chief Joseph,—the greatest Indian general ever reared upon the Pacific slope,—and even now, on this July day, here are cavalrymen at their accustomed task, and though it is f
— from Foes in Ambush by Charles King

From the double motive the Government in general encouraged Ralegh to treat with France.
— from Sir Walter Ralegh: A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing

His parents were neither gluttons nor gourmets, but they liked good food, and, what was of still greater importance, good eating represented the principal source of enjoyment open to them.
— from The Soul of a Child by Edwin Björkman

“Too guardedly, I guess,” Eve retorted.
— from Dig Here! by Gladys Allen

I guess I got every rock fixed on my mind."
— from The Boy Scouts in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine by Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917