Do not wait for him to arrive, but give an emetic to rid the stomach of the poison.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

She had for me esteem and good wishes; she pitied my folly without encouraging it, and endeavored to restore me to reason.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

she murmured, half to herself, as Arthur entered the room.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

At first, they'd bear about A skull on fire with heat, and eyeballs twain Red with suffusion of blank glare.
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

Lincoln was another remarkable example of the possibilities of an education through reflection upon what he observed.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

Nitrogenized foods are effective to replace the substance of the different organs of the body wasted away by the process of vitality.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

She is free to go to whatever spa she cares for, and even to return to Paris afterwards."
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

Burnside was ordered if he should succeed in breaking the enemy's centre, to swing around to the left and envelop the right of Lee's army.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

Badges should not be ordered until after boys have actually complied with the requirements prescribed by the National Council and are entitled to receive them.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

The Ambassador enters the room first.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

He had an extremely intelligent, inquisitorial, and agnostical face, and a fair, curled head of hair, which he scratched with one hand as Aunt Annie entered the room and held the candle on high in order to survey him.
— from A Great Man: A Frolic by Arnold Bennett

The only good thing about it is the thing that last art editor, that red-headed youth, probably didn't like.
— from Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man by Sinclair Lewis

I wished that he might find it, and escape the ruthless gunners that [121] will presently come to desolate these marshes.
— from In New England Fields and Woods by Rowland Evans Robinson

She appeared to gaze at him like one whose senses had fled: then, as if making an effort to recal them, she stepped forward to continue the dance: but the buoyancy of her motion was gone; her late gossamer footstep seemed exchanged for one of lead; her eyes sought the ground; and when it was her turn to go back to her place, she remained in the middle of the circle till again rendered conscious of her mistake by the other parties advancing.
— from The Exclusives (vol. 3 of 3) by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

On beyond, where you see that queer tower, is Cliff House, Mr. White’s, who married our Aunt Adeline, only they are in Italy; and then comes Carrara, Captain Henderson’s—” “You are expected to rave about Mrs. Henderson’s beauty,” said the cousin, Dolores Mohun, as she opened Miss Mohun’s gate, between two copper beeches, while Anna listened to the merry tongues, almost bewildered by the chatter, so unlike the seclusion and silent watching of the last month; but when Mysie Merrifield asked, “Is it not quite overwhelming?”
— from The Long Vacation by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Although the sentiments of Bacon were variable, mixed, foreign and epigrammatic, they received great attention; for no matter who may be the speaker at a banquet where royalty and power are the subjects at issue, there will be great and tremendous cheering by little sycophants who expect reward, and of course, by those patriots who have already received favors from the administration pie counter.
— from Shakspere, Personal Recollections by John A. (John Alexander) Joyce

He dabbed feeble hands at his injuries and examined the result upon his palms.
— from The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

It was from the Brécés, who enclosed a contribution to the charity and expressed their regrets that they would not be able to attend the fête, being obliged to go away before the 29th.
— from Monsieur Bergeret in Paris by Anatole France