So, a few hours later, when both armies were drawn up, and Barzu, like a mad elephant, rode forward to resume the combat, he was met, apparently, by his old antagonist.
— from The Story of Rustem, and other Persian hero tales from Firdusi by Elizabeth D. Renninger
For a space—a prodigious long space—I lay very still, my heart bumping like a gun-carriage broke loose, and my eyes riveted on the crack of the door.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill
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