and the shrill childish cries of "Sweep Ho!" were the first intruders into that pleasant condition between sleeping and waking, so hard for any of us to leave without a sigh of regret.
— from The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr

In a large proportion of cases, the disease takes the course first described above, the diarrhœa, called the premonitory symptoms , or sometimes cholerine , coming on several hours, if not a day or more, before any other symptoms.
— from An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by B. L. (Benjamin L.) Hill

Seeing the speaker wore a chin-beard of considerable length, and the remainder of his face was blue with shaving, Challoner could only suppose himself the subject of a jest.
— from The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson

Aunt Agatha's progress was slow, and to Sue's agonized signals Carol could only shake her head and dumbly signify that her friend must wait till later for revelations.
— from Three Sides of Paradise Green by Augusta Huiell Seaman

And some cold chicken, or sliced ham.
— from A Little Girl in Old Salem by Amanda M. Douglas