"I am a king, and the promises of kings should never be relied upon," said the old Mifket, winking slyly at his prisoner.
— from John Dough and the Cherub by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Happy the bride the sun shines upon: happy the corpse the heaven rains upon!" said the old man to himself.
— from The Man in Black: An Historical Novel of the Days of Queen Anne by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

In those first inspiring days we went oftenest to the heart of the pines, where the moss grew so deep that our movements were noiseless; where the light fell in subdued and gentle tones among the closely clustered trees; and where no sound ever reached us save the organ music of the great boughs when the wind evoked their sublime harmonies.
— from Under the Trees and Elsewhere by Hamilton Wright Mabie