His mother, the late marchioness, (married, August 18, 1787, to Charles, late Earl and Marquis of Northampton, and died, March, 1843,) being the daughter of a Miss Gilbert, (daughter of Nathaniel Gilbert, of Gilberts, Antigua, Esq., grandfather of the present Honourable and Reverend N. Gilbert,) by her husband, Joshua Smith, of East Stoke Park, co. of Wilts, Esq.
— from Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Mrs. Lanaghan

You’re tired, and the dustman has been shaking his bag in your poor dear little eyes, as my old nurse used to say.
— from Draw Swords! In the Horse Artillery by George Manville Fenn

When Maslova entered the room, the inspector raised his eyes, and, without looking either at Maslova or Nekhludoff, said: "You may go ahead," and continued to busy himself with his papers.
— from The Awakening (The Resurrection) by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Whether my look evinced as much or not, I cannot tell, but she speedily added,— “He is my brother; he is a captain in the caçadores, and I expected him here this evening.
— from Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Charles James Lever