The city of New York meant to have a royal visit all to herself, and therefore sent a special invitation for him to come to that city.
— from In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan
The squire heard a rough voice at the horses' heads; he looked forth from the window to see, through the mist of the night, what could possibly be the matter, and he encountered in this action, just one inch from his forehead, the protruded and shining barrel of a horse-pistol.
— from Paul Clifford — Volume 05 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
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