And as, with dilated, horror-charged eyes, Grey stared before her to where the river really ran sparkling in the sunshine, the imaginary blackness deepened, and all looked so smooth and terrible that she watched for where that dreadful Glassiness would be broken by some reptile rising to make a rush at the struggling pair; and-yes, there at last it was!
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
And how often have I afterward recalled something strained and morbidly intent in their expressions, a Glassiness of the staring eye and a starchiness in the smiling lip, that has made me suffer under my bed-cover and swear that next time I would depart like a sky-rocket!
"The Perfect Gentleman"
Ralph Bergengren
Now, however, his eyes were full of trouble, and the Glassiness of the semi-trance leaving them, they shifted restlessly here and there.
"The Money Master, Volume 3."
Gilbert Parker