‘Yes, everything,’ said Eustacie, sitting up.
— from The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
Haven't I worn the soles off my shoes hunting for you ever since, ever since—" Gee, I didn't know how to finish it, then it came in a flash.
— from Miss Maitland, Private Secretary by Geraldine Bonner
Yet, even still, Edward smiled in contempt, for he had faith in the letter received from Clarence, and felt assured that the moment the duke and the earl landed, the former would betray his companion stealthily to the king; so, despite all these exciting subjects of grave alarm, the nightly banquet at the Tower was never merrier and more joyous.
— from The Last of the Barons — Volume 10 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Did you ever see eyes so heavy with want of sleep, a face so worn by it, a body so jerked upon strings like a showman's puppet?
— from Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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