Much saving in porterage is thus accomplished; the telegrams are delivered in a few minutes, and rarely, if ever, lost.
— from Poachers and Poaching by Watson, John, F.L.S.

The terrible desperation to which men are reduced in emergencies like these is shown by the fact that one of his followers did actually station himself at a window bare-headed, inviting a shot from the pistols of the pursuers, who had by this time environed the house, and were preparing to force their way in.
— from Queen Elizabeth Makers of History by Jacob Abbott