These words were spoken by Gray in a tone of great mental anguish, and he passed on silently to his own chamber.
— from Ada, the Betrayed; Or, The Murder at the Old Smithy. A Romance of Passion by James Malcolm Rymer

Twenty days had elapsed since the return of the expedition, when the arrival before the palace of six thousand head of cattle proclaimed the success of a second sweeping foray directed against the Ekka and Finfinni Galla.
— from The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis, Sir

Butter, eggs, chickens, etc., were classed as luxuries, to be collected and sent by any opportunity offering to the nearest point of shipment to hospital or camp.
— from Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War by Fannie A. Beers