'Twas a rare climax to the destruction of the Turks; and the people cheered and cheered again when 'twas well done; and then at the end came a great discharge of guns and squibs and showers of stars, that one would have thought the whole world was on fire.
— from Judith Shakespeare: Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
They found life fast ebbing, and four days after their arrival the end came, in the midst of pious exercises and affectionate care.
— from The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 2 (of 3) 1859-1880 by John Morley
Looking deliberately across the arena, the emperor caught Titanus' eye and smiled.
— from The Mother of St. Nicholas: A Story of Duty and Peril by Grant Balfour
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