I obtained a vast mass of most interesting information.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
But he might long for them now, and might be glad to return to them, particularly if in the service of the Mahdi he apparently did not meet with great fortune, since instead of commanding powerful troops or governing some vast region he was compelled to catch slaves the Lord knew where-far beyond Fashoda.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
His eyes soon closed in slumber, and as he sank off to rest, his lips murmured gently, "My Lord, in rising to address the Court, under circumstances of no ordinary difficulty, and in a case where vast interest, considerable influence, and, I may add-may add-" The words died away, and he was asleep.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever