When he got very red in the face and seemed on the point of breaking a blood vessel, she just stood up, moved across the room, and put her hands upon his shoulders.
— from Between the Dark and the Daylight by Richard Marsh

Benjy had been born at Temple Bow; he worshipped his master and all that pertained to him, and he showered upon me all the respect and attention that was due to a member of the Temple family.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill

162 The buildings on the main street are all heavy log houses, some of them clapboarded over, and a few of them whitewashed, but decay has seized upon many, and their roofs are sinking under the weight of moss.
— from Alaska, Its Southern Coast and the Sitkan Archipelago by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore