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“news comes from Rome that the Emperor’s Spanish and German troops, who have not been paid for months, have run wild through the Holy…

— Hilary Mantel

“An Ax was raised into the smoke filled sky while the surrounding soldiers pinned him down and stood on his hands. It took more…

— Greg Campbell

“There was a stifled groan and the horrible sound of some one choking with blood. Three times the outstretched arms shot up convulsively, waving…

— Oscar Wilde

“When the king’s head fell beneath the guillotine, an unknown man is reported to have leaped onto the scaffold. He dipped his hand in…

— Michael Baigent

“The match was a short one. The mountain brute received several gashes across his flesh that bled profusely, but the fight came to an…

— Kel Kade

“God can’t heal your leg?” the boy challenged. “Ben!” The mother snapped out of her stupor. “Sure God can heal my leg--” started the…

— Jessub Flower

“A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by…

— Kingsley Amis

“Men and women who had worn suits for decades traded punches powerful enough to crush elephant skulls, dodged and deflected attacks too fast for…

— Zachary Jernigan

“[He] Spoke and rose to full height, sword in air, Then cleft the man's brow square between the temples Cutting his head in two…

— Virgil

“It was time for the tried and tested method of entry employed by the British redcoats. He lifted his leg, aiming the heel of…

— Paul Fraser Collard

“Then Royce's parry came a beat too late. The pale sword bit through the ringmail beneath his arm. The young Lord cried out in…

— George R.R. Martin

“Was he angry? Was he hungry? The shifting theories of the police were ominous and tantalizing—what could attack so brutally, yet so carefully, that…

— Dan Wells