Judith suspected that Freke's peroration was made with the intention of provoking a reply.
"Throckmorton"
Molly Elliot Seawell
As he approached the conclusion of this somewhat jocular peroration, he held up a flask-suspended by a strap over his shoulders-and unconcernedly commenced extracting the stopper.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Inside the building itself another battle against time was being fought: a battle to hold the attention of a crowd in the background of whose minds lurked the distrait suspense of waiting for a graver climax than that of oratorical peroration.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck