I made my way through this crowd to the rear of the large assembly-room, and while working my way through, received something of an ovation.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
The population gave them an ovation, and it was a curious sight to see these care-worn, haggard-faced people simply going mad with joy, while around them was heaped desolation.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
Le's appearance on the porch was the signal for such a reception, or, rather, such an ovation, as could only be seen on a Southern plantation, and upon some such occasion as the present.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth