One servant after the other rushed upstairs—even little Nanna came.
— from Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

he shouted, and threw himself upon the stones as the others ran up.
— from The Girl from Keller's by Harold Bindloss

On February 12, 1862, comes this description of the delightful visit to Newport News and he says: “All the officers received us in such a hospitable spirit and the weather assisted in making our stay agreeable.
— from My Brother, Theodore Roosevelt by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

A thick, strong block of wood with two holes through it, one square and the other round, used to confine together the head of one mast and the lower part of the mast next above it.
— from The Seaman's Friend Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service by Richard Henry Dana

By this time the regular army had assumed a new line, with one flank inclined towards the sea, and the other resting upon the village of Preston; and as similar difficulties occurred in attacking their new position, Fergus and the rest of the detachment were recalled to their former post.
— from Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott

Over the fireplace, with one hand grasping his sword, and the other resting upon a helmet, is a portrait of Sir Peter Legh, the "founder" of the family, as our cicerone assures us, and the one who for his loyalty to King Richard, suffered decapitation at Chester in 1399, but which in reality represents Sir Peter, who was knighted at Leith in 1544, the friend of Flower, and the restorer and rebuilder of Lyme.
— from Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire A Wayfarer's Notes in the Palatine Counties, Historical, Legendary, Genealogical, and Descriptive. by James Croston

Gervase Vanburgh laughed aloud, and Nan looked up with a quick flash of approval, for a laugh has a tell-tale sound, and this one rang unmistakably honest and true.
— from A Houseful of Girls by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

By this time the regular army had assumed a new line, with one flank inclined towards the sea and the other resting upon the village of Preston; and, as similar difficulties occurred in attacking their new position, Fergus and the rest of the detachment were recalled to their former post.
— from Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott

Madame de L— had said this with such a tone of reliance upon the fact, that La Fleur had not power to disappoint her expectations;—he trembled for my honour,—and possibly might not altogether be unconcerned for his own, as a man capable of being attached to a master who could be wanting en égards vis à vis d’une femme !
— from A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne