Here the speaker commenced pulling at the damp earth to hide his embarrassment, and then made a pretence of examining the soil that came up in his hand.
— from The Loves of Ambrose by Margaret Vandercook

He seems to lose his own identity for the time being, and assumes the condition of his one time victim, he experiences all the mental and physical suffering himself which he inflicted upon others.
— from The Rosicrucian Mysteries: An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings by Max Heindel

Oftener than ever is he found amongst the sons and daughters of affliction; more than ever are they objects of his special care; his precept is blessed by his example, and thus many a prodigal son has he recalled from his wanderings, many an outcast gathered into the fold, many a wayworn pilgrim pointed to his true rest, many a mourner comforted.
— from Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Similar customs were also to be found among the nations of Southern Europe and of Asia, and it is more than probable that the Greeks transferred to the festival of John the Baptist, who is also held in high esteem among the Mahomedans, a part of their Bacchanalian mysteries, an absurdity of a kind which is but too frequently met with in human affairs.
— from The Black Death, and The Dancing Mania by J. F. C. (Justus Friedrich Carl) Hecker

Those who had it at heart more than he, whose faith and energy were all devoted to its development, and many of whom have every ability to make a permanent record, have never done so, and it is already so much a thing of the past, that it will probably never be done."
— from History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes

Here Quin nodded up to the speaker, saying, "'Tis so, I have even at this moment a paper in my pocket saying that he does so claim that position."
— from The Land of Bondage: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton

Coddington, representing the conservative and theocratic wing of the assembly and opposing those who were more liberally minded, had evidently applied to Massachusetts and Plymouth for support in the effort to obtain an independent government for Aquidneck.
— from The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths by Charles McLean Andrews

A serene and awful majesty has ever appeared to me as peculiarly belonging to the day of rest.
— from The South-West, by a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by J. H. (Joseph Holt) Ingraham

His eyes are the most arresting part of him.
— from The Joyful Heart by Robert Haven Schauffler

"Here it is!" cried Larry, as he entered at that moment and pulled from his pocket his hastily written account of the wreck, including the list of passengers.
— from Larry Dexter's Great Search; Or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire by Howard Roger Garis