That he stands out thus tangibly in 'Romola' it would be futile to assert: nevertheless, he is a noble, powerful study, although one has laboriously to gather into one's mind the somewhat mechanical descriptions which help to portray his individuality.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
He felt her beside him, almost tangibly.
"Space Viking"
Henry Beam Piper
In order to produce this feeling very distinctly and tangibly, I invented the following dramatic point: Elsa is led by Lohengrin up the steps on the minster; on the topmost step she looks downwards with timid apprehension; her eye involuntarily seeks Frederick, of whom she is still thinking; at that moment her glance falls on Ortrud, who stands below, and raises her hand in a threatening manner.
"Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 1"
Francis Hueffer (translator)