In fact, from the earliest days of Christianity, a certain number of accusations were always being made, sometimes in one country, sometimes in another, against the Israelites, which always ended in bringing down the same misfortunes on their heads.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

That minister had always been my secret enemy, though he outwardly caressed me more than was usual to the moroseness of his nature.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

On the following day, however, he sought an opportunity of declaring the purport of his visit, and renewed his suit; a declaration, which was received with real concern by Emily, who endeavoured to lessen the pain she might inflict by a second rejection, with assurances of esteem and friendship; yet she left him in a state of mind, that claimed and excited her tenderest compassion; and, being more sensible than ever of the impropriety of remaining longer at the chateau, she immediately sought the Count, and communicated to him her intention of returning to the convent.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

suspense?-in torturing me with doubt?” “I, Sir, delight in perplexing you!-you are much mistaken.-Your suspense, your doubts, your perplexities,-are of your own creating; and believe me, Sir, they may offend, but they can never delight me:-but as you have yourself raised, you must yourself satisfy them.”
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

v [APB; a2] become, make s.t. beautiful.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

THE CAPPADOCIAN Is that the Queen Herodias, she who wears a black mitre sewn with pearls, and whose hair is powdered with blue dust?
— from Salomé: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde

But the difference between this mode of treatment and that adopted by Mr. Spencer is wide indeed; for the practical result of the mode inculcated by the Church is that each one may freely affirm and act upon Page 249
— from On the Genesis of Species by St. George Jackson Mivart

These insolent and somewhat dangerous beauties may find favor in the sight of many men, but to my thinking the blonde that has the good fortune to look extremely tender and yielding, while foregoing none of her rights to scold, to tease, to use unmeasured language, to be jealous without grounds, to do anything, in short, that makes woman adorable,—the fair-haired girl, I say, will always be more sure to marry than the ardent brunette.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

I mean, when we meet, that we will lay our heads together and consult and contrive the best way of making the best girl in the world the fine lady her brother wishes to see her and believe me, Sarah, it is not so difficult a matter as one is apt to imagine.
— from Mary Lamb by Anne (Anne Burrows) Gilchrist

My faith in the future—and I have faith—and my optimism—for I am an optimist—my faith and my optimism rest upon the belief that Christ's teachings are being more studied to-day than ever before, and that with this larger study will come a larger application of those teachings to the everyday life of the world, and to the questions with which we deal.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

"Like a bull moose," said Lister with a frown.
— from Lister's Great Adventure by Harold Bindloss

By crouching along hedges I at last reached the railway a mile or two from the station, and began my search.
— from My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

It was a masterly contract—for Mr. Wintermuth—and its acceptance by Mr. Schroeder only showed that his experience with American business was very limited or that the waters had sapped his vitality to a degree more than was perceptible.
— from White Ashes by Alden Charles Noble