and Elizabeth, and gaining in length every day.
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain

Fruits and flowers, festoons and garlands, I leave entirely in your hands; I have the fullest confidence in your taste,' added the lady, laughing, and bidding them good-morning, and wishing them all success in their delightful occupation.
— from Aunt Mary by Mrs. Perring

At Glen, in Leicestershire, England, the populace threw two old women into the water to try by their sinking or swimming whether or not they were witches.
— from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell

Nothing that can inspire love, justify it, and give it lasting empire was wanting in her.
— from The Duchesse of Langeais by Honoré de Balzac

DUNCAN AUTHOR OF A SOCIAL DEPARTURE, AN AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON, ETC.
— from The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib by Sara Jeannette Duncan

In this instance I follow the Life of Boisot, as given in Leeven en Daden der Doorlughtige Zee-Helden , a quarto volume issued at Amsterdam in 1683.
— from Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches by George McCall Theal

" "A good idea," laughed Evan; "you look after it, will you?" "You bet.
— from A Canadian Bankclerk by Jack Preston

Anger glittered in Ladislaus' eyes.
— from Whirlpools: A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz