Peter Stock was now holding up the Frenchman's arm, as a referee upraises the whip of a winning fighter.
"She Buildeth Her House"
Will Comfort
He perceived, agreeing or disagreeing, the motions of her brain, as he did with none other of women; and this it is which stamps character on her, divides her from them, upraises and enspheres.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith