Her thoughts strayed back along the vista of her seven and twenty years: from the distance she saw the figure of a little girl, with bright hair and laughing eyes, come tripping onwards, inquisitive, observant, quick-witted, stout-hearted; fond of her own way, and ready to take her own part; but good-humored always and tolerant of others.
— from Dust: A Novel by Julian Hawthorne

These people follow no particular pattern or colour scheme of their own, but to a large extent copy those of a few well-known Persian classes; yet in other respects their rugs have a noticeable individuality.
— from Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern by W. A. (Walter Augustus) Hawley

Head elongated, somewhat of the form of the preceding variety; deep-green, and not forming well, unless the exterior leaves are tied together at the tips; the outer leaves are large, erect, concave, toothed on the margin, and prominently blistered; the seeds are black.
— from The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Fearing Burr

Diverse localities retained the infection, and, as a result, new outbreaks, though to a less extent, continued to outcrop during the following years.
— from The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900 Vol. 57, May, 1900 to October, 1900 by Various

Whilst we had been absent, one young fellow, who spoke a little English, came to our tents, and presuming too far upon Esmeralda’s good nature, received a severe blow on the shoulder with a stick, which shut him up.
— from Tent life with English Gipsies in Norway by Hubert (Solicitor) Smith

But the Knowledge hitherto spoken of has a nobler Aim than the pleasing of Men, and begs only Toleration from them; in granting whereof they would at least equally consult their own advantage: as they could not but find, did They not by a common Folly, incident to Humane Nature, hope that contradictions should subsist together in their Favour; from whence only it is that very many who would not that Women should have Knowledge, do yet complain of, and very impatiently bear the Natural, and unavoidable consequences of their Ignorance.
— from Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Vertuous or Christian life by Masham, Damaris, Lady

“It was through that at last ‘e came to offer five pounds reward to anybody as could ‘elp ‘im to become a teetotaler.
— from Light Freights by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs