Then, hearing the dogs at last in full cry on his back track, he rose up, stretched himself, gave a yawn that seemed to nearly split his jaws, and stole around behind Jabe and the Boy, whose eyes were now fairly glued to the runway in the momentary expectation of his coming.
— from Red Fox The Story of His Adventurous Career in the Ringwaak Wilds and of His Final Triumph over the Enemies of His Kind by Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir

They had remained unsold since his arrival, whilst ranks of others of simple utility had found owners, in the meantime; so that Cestus, well acquainted with them, was amazed to hear the girl ask a price at least ten times greater than that which he knew to be their fixed value.
— from Neæra: A Tale of Ancient Rome by Graham, John W. (John William), active 1886-1887

And it is observable, that that very argument that thou usest to weaken thy strength in the way, that very argument Christ Jesus useth to encourage his beloved to come to him: "Rise up," saith he, "my love, my fair one, and come away."
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01 by John Bunyan

Judy went very dutifully to her room until she heard the last of Mrs. Pace's ponderous tread on the stairs; then she crept softly to the Browns' door and gently opened it to find Mrs. Brown and Molly rolling on the bed, overcome with laughter.
— from Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Nell Speed

In this he ran, until suddenly he brought up against a solid wall, where he fell, panting, bruised, and almost unconscious, to the ground.
— from The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec by Kirk Munroe

“Oh, the vagabond,” said mine host, making a rush to the door, and fully participating in Britton’s indignation now that he had himself cause of complaint; but Britton intercepted him, and being resolved to have revenge upon somebody, he knocked the landlord’s head against the door-post, with a rap that made him look confused for a moment, and then retire from the room dancing with pain.
— from Ada, the Betrayed; Or, The Murder at the Old Smithy. A Romance of Passion by James Malcolm Rymer

Then he rose up, straightened his high stature and began walking slowly, without again looking at his daughter.
— from The Rush for the Spoil (La Curée): A Realistic Novel by Émile Zola

And as that beast would kneel and stoop, (Some write) to take his rider up; So Hudibras his (’tis well known) Would often do, to set him down.
— from Elements of Criticism, Volume III. by Kames, Henry Home, Lord

I had never gone to her room unless she had called me to do something.
— from The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road; Or, Glorify Work by Hildegard G. Frey