Meeting people at a large ball is no evidence of their being received in the smaller circles.
— from Society as I Have Found It by Ward McAllister

A B frame was now hauled out to one of the towers and lifted by its narrower end, with fall and tackle, until its lower tie piece rested on the projecting ends of the center crosspieces of the tower.
— from The Scientific American Boy; Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

We had letters from dear old Fort Lyon yesterday, and the news about Lieutenant Baldwin is not encouraging.
— from Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 by Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe

"Just because you don't happen to see a ladder, Bob, is no evidence there isn't a way to mount upward.
— from The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon; or, The Hermit of the Cave by Carson, James, Captain

Some loans are made apart from the general market, by private agreement between borrower and lender; but in nearly every such case the rate agreed upon is seen to be closely related to that of the general market to which either borrower or lender can resort if he wishes.
— from The Principles of Economics, with Applications to Practical Problems by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter

i see the squeeging and shovin for water for only the 2 cups of woman and little boys is not enuff this verry hot days and God bless you Sir fore all your goodness what you do from a poor man in London.
— from About London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

The woodwork gave a little, but it never even cracked.
— from The Vanished Messenger by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim