e chivalrous Spaniard has always rendered his homage, are vested in rich gowns of silk and velvet, enriched with jewels of such great price that a soldier with drawn sword walks on guard behind.
— from Things seen in Spain by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

Going up the Cumberland Valley I reached Greencastle on the 14th of September, ten miles from Hagerstown.
— from The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Charles Carleton Coffin

Wiley was whispering to Lydia, "A very nice jury—a very intelligent, reasonable group of men."
— from Manslaughter by Alice Duer Miller

An expensive funeral on such an occasion is satisfactory to the dead woman's relations from two points of view: it reflects glory on themselves and gives them "face," and it serves as a costly [211] punishment for the bereaved husband who has to pay the bill.
— from Lion and Dragon in Northern China by Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir