"Swoon" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... be for another time," said the Queen. "But, Sir Richard, we envy you not your domestic felicity; your lady railed on you bitterly, and seemed ready to swoon at beholding you." ...
— Kenilworth • Sir Walter Scott
... doctor, the chambermaid sobbed. The landlord himself hurried down into his cellar to fetch some of the oldest brandy and the best champagne. They were all so extremely sorry for the young gentleman; he seemed to be lying in a deep swoon. ...
— The Son of His Mother • Clara Viebig
... chamber Elizabeth lay on the floor in a swoon, surrounded by her women only. Among these was Rebecca, whose one thought was now to devise some plan for overtaking Droop. From the window she had witnessed his flight, and she had guessed his destination. She felt sure that if Droop reached the Panchronicon alone, ...
— The Panchronicon • Harold Steele Mackaye
... door and came back into the room, pretending to swoon against Jack, who shook her, exclaiming laughingly, "I think that was a ...
— Mary Ware's Promised Land • Annie Fellows Johnston
... what was half a swoon. When he woke the sun was well up in the sky and the Scots were cooking food. His arm irked him, and his head burned like fire. He felt his body and found nothing worse than bruises, and one long shallow scar ...
— The Moon Endureth--Tales and Fancies • John Buchan
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