The earth seemed to be fading away beneath him.
"Leo the Circus Boy"
Ralph Bonehill
The light was fading fast, and a cold wind came from Humboldt Glacier, which at this time was located by a slight darkening of the sky.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Walking over to the window, and looking out, he saw that the light he had been talking about was fading away from the earth, as it was fading away from him, and that the old night was coming back.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe