May líkids matag iksámin sa Síbil Sirbis, There is always a leakage every Civil Service exam.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

She was a crusader and, like every crusader, she exulted in the opportunity to be vicious in the name of virtue.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

The Commons to the Lords said, that they knew not what might hereafter be found out which might be called the practice of the Church of England; for there are many things may be said to be the practice of the Church, which were never established by any law, either common, statute, or canon; as singing of psalms, binding up prayers at the end of the Bible, and praying extempore before and after sermon: and though these are things indifferent, yet things for aught they at present know may be started, which may be said to be the practice of the Church which would not be fit to allow.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

all thy works are lessons; each contains Some emblem of man's all-containing soul."
— from The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, Ph.D. by James Russell Lowell

These pieces were reprinted throughout the literary and philosophical world, in nearly all languages, everywhere causing sharp and curious speculation, and where readers could be persuaded that they were fables, challenging a reluctant but genuine admiration.
— from International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various

So the voyage began with only a few bold-hearted seamen on board and with Gerald Radpath standing at the ship’s stern, watching, as far as he could see, the brave little figure on the hillside that waved good-bye as long as loving eyes could span that ever widening distance.
— from Master Simon's Garden: A Story by Cornelia Meigs

But the good old woman only wrung her hands, and exclaimed: "Thar's a lovely experience completely spiled—completely spiled!"
— from Romance of California Life Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous by John Habberton

I picked it up, and stepping behind a large easy chair, stood on my guard.
— from True to Himself; Or, Roger Strong's Struggle for Place by Edward Stratemeyer

In her hand she carried a large, elaborately carved sandal wood box.
— from The Lead of Honour by Norval Richardson

“Well, Mr Carter,” at last exclaimed Captain Staunton, “have you nothing to say by way of explanation of this extraordinary scene?
— from The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific by Harry Collingwood