"Against men in their senses or against madmen," said Don Quixote, "every knight-errant is bound to stand up for the honour of women, whoever they may be, much more for queens of such high degree and dignity as Queen Madasima, for whom I have a particular regard on account of her amiable qualities; for, besides being extremely beautiful, she was very wise, and very patient under her misfortunes, of which she had many; and the counsel and society of the Master Elisabad were a great help and support to her in enduring her afflictions with wisdom and resignation; hence the ignorant and ill-disposed vulgar took occasion to say and think that she was his mistress; and they lie, I say it once more, and will lie two hundred times more, all who think and say so."
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

And then, would not Cardenio have gone free as a madman?” “Against men in their senses or against madmen,” said Don Quixote, “every knight-errant is bound to stand up for the honour of women, whoever they may be, much more for queens of such high degree and dignity as Queen Madasima, for whom I have a particular regard on account of her amiable qualities; for, besides being extremely beautiful, she was very wise, and very patient under her misfortunes, of which she had many; and the counsel and society of the Master Elisabad were a great help and support to her in enduring her afflictions with wisdom and resignation; hence the ignorant and ill-disposed vulgar took occasion to say and think that she was his mistress; and they lie, I say it once more, and will lie two hundred times more, all who think and say so.”
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

" Through her tears the lady scrutinized the articles given her and said: "This isn't everything. . . .
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

It is long, and generally has a sharp turn in one end of the center stripe.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

And as she spake, a knight rode in all armed, on a great horse, and suddenly took up the lady and rode away with her by force, although she greatly cried and moaned.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

For though she worked up Miss Crawley to a proper dislike of her disobedient nephew, the invalid had a great hatred and secret terror of her victimizer, and panted to escape from her.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Instantly the little cudgel came forth, and fell on the inn-keeper and gave him a sound thrashing.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

“‘Ah, well,’ he adds, giving himself a shake, ‘there’s nothing else for it, I must put my trust in Providence, it’s pulled me through before: here goes.’
— from Novel Notes by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The children dressed him in a long white sack of Mrs. Lawson's by way of a gown, and gave him a small table for a pulpit.
— from Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series by Sarah L. Barrow

After the first greetings were over, Paul, seeing her look very sad, entreated her not to grieve, as he was sure that he should get well and go home and see them all.
— from Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston

The man might be useful, I felt, therefore I had decided to return at an early date, when my funds were not so low, and give him a similar tip to the one he had received from the veiled lady.
— from In White Raiment by William Le Queux

She sat down at once, sewing away in a great hurry, and saying to Bessie that she was going to finish it that day.
— from Bessie in the City by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews

Arenberg gave him a squeeze, then he produced from his pocket some jerked venison, which Billy ate eagerly.
— from The Quest of the Four: A Story of the Comanches and Buena Vista by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

"It is the Moulvie," whispered some, as the gaunt, hollow-eyed speaker moved out of the crowd, a good head and shoulders taller than most there.
— from On the Face of the Waters: A Tale of the Mutiny by Flora Annie Webster Steel

And slashing out with a long knife, he made a long gash in Narcisse’s scalp, and gave him a shove toward the hole.
— from The Lonesome Trail by John G. Neihardt