The subject is the proper interpretation of a familiar lyric poem, which runs, in the textus receptus , as follows: Dr. Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle up to his middle And never went there again.
— from The Unpopular Review Vol. I January-June 1914 by Various

Now, an event had taken place the very day before this, which opened up to his mind a new plan of operations altogether.
— from Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

Desiring to avoid his father, he had been home very little of late; he had become almost unaccustomed to his mother, and now, as he gradually sobered up, he looked at her fixedly.
— from Mother by Maksim Gorky

[Pg 47] Doctor Foster Doctor Foster went to Glo'ster, In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle, up to his middle, And never went there again.
— from National Rhymes of the Nursery by Various

And his flesh was all swollen and a great stream of sea water gushed up through his mouth and nostrils.
— from The Odyssey of Homer, Done into English Prose by Homer

Mrs. Guthrie put her handkerchief up to her mouth and nodded.
— from The Sins of the Children: A Novel by Cosmo Hamilton

They used to hold meetings at night to spell.
— from Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Edward Eggleston

Kingdon sidled up to his mother, and nestled his cheek against hers in such a cajoling way, that Mrs. Maynard smiled, and forbore further reproof just then.
— from Marjorie in Command by Carolyn Wells

But Trouble was used to his mother at night.
— from The Curlytops and Their Playmates; Or, Jolly Times Through the Holidays by Howard Roger Garis