The palisades, those graves of sand, turned into a rich compost by the ever-recurring burial, were directly under the windows, and the land-breeze came over them, chill and dank, in palpable currents, through the jalousies, into the heated room; and, had one thrust his head into the moonlight and looked beneath, he would have seen hundreds of the shell-clad vampires, upon their long and contorted legs, moving hideously round, and scrambling horribly over newly-made mounds, each of which contained the still fresh corpse of a warrior, or of the land, or of the ocean.
— from Rattlin the Reefer by Edward Howard

Now while they set about building a fire, Beltane went aside and wandering slow and thoughtful, presently came to a broad glade or ride, and stretching himself out 'neath a tree, lay there staring up at the leafy canopy, pondering upon Sir Pertolepe his sins, and the marvellous ways of God.
— from Beltane the Smith by Jeffery Farnol

This was the second time he had triumphed over an unworthy rival, and signalized his own noble temper by so blending mercy with justice as has seldom been done by persons situated as he was.
— from The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by H. G. (Henry George) Keene

The eggs had certainly been spirited away, but whether they were afterwards returned and successfully hatched or not, he was unable to say.
— from Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States Illustrated by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Gentry

She said so, pouting in a fashion which she should have outgrown with white muslin and blue ribbons, and she had outgrown none of these things.
— from Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale

“No, sir!” said the visitor quickly, rising and smoothing himself out; “nothing from that quarter, if you please.”
— from Dr. Sevier by George Washington Cable