After composing his countenance to surprise, sorrow, and decent modesty, Justin, by the advice of his wife Sophia, submitted to the authority of the senate.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Near the upper end of the camp, Avalanche Creek has cut a deep, narrow gorge through brilliant red argillite.
— from Glacier National Park [Montana] by United States. Department of the Interior

Whether the prince was really being thus bled by the absent captain, he could not be certain, but there was something insecure and secretive about Saradine that made the tale by no means incredible.
— from The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Kuan Yu went home in a despairing state of mind, asking himself what crime he or any of his ancestors could have committed to have justified this calamity.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

Well, here is another rule for you to memorize: "Whenever Hungry Eat Peter's Chocolate" Alpine climbers, hunters, campers, and woodsmen of all descriptions consider Peter's Chocolate the regulation food for camp or trail.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

From this circular enclosure, another long and beautifully executed marble bridge leads northwards, to a charming hill, covered with shady trees, and capped by a magnificent white suburga ."
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Whoever is in love is in slavery, he follows his sweetheart as a captive his captor, and wears a yoke on his sumbissibe neck.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

After completing his course at the university, Vladimir Semyonitch had had a paragraph of theatrical criticism accepted by a newspaper.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

It seems very strange to me sometimes, looking back to those desperate winter days, what a change has come over my thoughts of Roy.
— from The Gates Ajar by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

[Pg 193] Watson mentioned that he and Brooke, and apparently Copley, had consulted concerning Sir Walter's surprising of the King's fleet.
— from Sir Walter Ralegh: A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing

Then he perceived in dimmest fashion that possibly a chance had come to ripeness, withered, and fallen, within the late scoffing seconds of time.
— from Rhoda Fleming — Complete by George Meredith

And at the elevator corner she collided full-tilt with a bent old man who hobbled along on a crooked hickory cane.
— from Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt

He also informs us, that Antonio Conti had commenced a translation of this poem, which was found incomplete at his death; but it was accompanied by many valuable criticisms and annotations, which have been much employed in a Memoir inserted in the transactions of the French Academy, by M. D’Arnaud, whose plagiarisms from the Italian author have been pointed out at full length by M. Ginguené, in his preface.
— from History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Vol. II by John Colin Dunlop

He has been frequently called to attend distant councils, some of great and even national interest, and some where delicate questions required the wisest consideration; and in all cases his calm and deliberate judgment has had an influence inferior to none.
— from Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men by Various

She was standing with her back to us and when she turned round it seemed to me that a change had crept into her face.
— from Mr. Marx's Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

Claudius was directed to come in the habit of a singing girl, a character he could easily personate, being young and of a fair complexion.
— from Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous