She then departed in search of her brother, with a countenance so full of rage, that she resembled one of the furies rather than a human creature.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Few persons would deny that we bring into the world an inheritance of mental and physical qualities derived first from our parents, or through them from some remoter ancestor, clxxxix secondly from our race, thirdly from the general condition of mankind into which we are born.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

You say you are thinking of starting in some American city; well, let me tell you, there are very few American cities so full of rich Americans as Paris.”
— from The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

—“It is, first, a capital story, full of rich colour for the child; the dialogue, logical and illogical, is natural and unforced; and, lastly, the interaction of reality and unreality is admirably contrived.
— from The Wonderful Garden; or, The Three Cs by E. (Edith) Nesbit

29 (late Galerus zelandicus) is a circular shell, found on rocks or kelp, and sometimes is attached to other shells, especially mussels.
— from Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them by Edward George Britton Moss

An Original Newspaper of James the Second's Reign, rare and curious, sent free on receipt of 3 s. 6 d. An Original Newspaper of William And Mary's Reign, rare and curious, sent free on receipt of 3 s. 6 d. An Original Newspaper of Queen Anne's Reign, ornamented with curious woodcuts, rare and very interesting, sent free on receipt of 3 s. An Original Newspaper of George the First's Reign, with a curious woodcut title, rare, sent free on receipt of 2 s. 6
— from Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

It is a great city, and I have been all over it, and can speak from observation,” replied Master Woggs.
— from The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks by Oliver Optic

my good little sisters who are so very much shocked and cry "Shame!" follow our reasoning a little further.
— from Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 01 by Gustave Droz

But even if they were all volunteers and all long-service men, it is doubtful whether it is justifiable to send any but free men to work in a country so full of risks as New Guinea.
— from Pygmies & Papuans: The Stone Age To-day in Dutch New Guinea by A. F. R. (Alexander Frederick Richmond) Wollaston

I never knew a child so fond of reading."
— from The Making of Mona by Mabel Quiller-Couch