The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.
Some Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens
So, they came to an avenue that was darker than the rest, and were pressing forward on their journey without looking down it when the lady stopped.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.