Why must the burden be taken off Frog's back and laid upon my shoulders?
— from The History of John Bull by John Arbuthnot

As to Magas, after he had been publicly jeered at by Philemon in one of his comedies at the theatre in the following words, 277 "Magas, the king hath written thee a letter, Unhappy Magas, since thou can'st not read," after having taken Philemon, who had been cast on shore by a storm at Parætonium, he commanded one of his soldiers only to touch his neck with the naked sword and then to go away quietly, and dismissed him, after sending him a ball and some dice as if he were a silly boy.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

Two evenings after, Fulton Bemis, the surly older man of the Bunch, took Babbitt aside and grunted, “Look here, it's none of my business, and God knows I always lap up my share of the hootch, but don't you think you better watch yourself?
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Our desires revive; she casts a look upon my state of innocence entirely exposed to her sight.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

When in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon my self and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope, With what I most enjoy contented least, Yet in these thoughts my self almost despising,
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

At last I raised myself upon my feet, and leaning upon my stick, I spoke whatever came into my head to the man who seemed foremost among them.
— from Erewhon; Or, Over the Range by Samuel Butler

‘Superfluous kings,’ ‘A lass unparalleled,’ ‘Multitudinous seas:’ we needed not to wait for the eighteenth century or for the nineteenth to learn the splendour of such encounters, of such differences, of such nuptial unlikeness and union.
— from The Rhythm of Life, and Other Essays by Alice Meynell

When time and leave of judicious friends shall put them into their hands, they will discover in such of them as are here abridged (not to mention almost as many more, which are left untouched) many surprising events and turns of fortune, which for their infinite variety could not be contained in this little book, besides a world of sprightly and cheerful characters, both men and women, the humour of which it was feared would be lost if it were attempted to reduce the length of them.
— from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb

Here the army landed unopposed, marched straight upon Montreal and encamped beneath the walls on the eastern side: while Haviland on the 8th arrived on the southern shore against Amherst's camp.
— from A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War by Fortescue, J. W. (John William), Sir

"You are a little unreasonable, my son," said the minstrel.
— from The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories by Evelyn Sharp

As he sat intent on this problem, he was startled to heap the bell boy say, "Here's the gentleman, sir," and looking up, Marsh saw Morgan standing in front of him.
— from The Sheridan Road Mystery by Paul Thorne

Will you not remain here with me for a few weeks, or, at least, until my scouts report?"
— from The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley by Zane Grey

The half-crowns now began to descend singly in the pocket, keeping up a protracted jingle, like the notes of a lazy, undecided musical snuff-box.
— from Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees

These arrangements having been made, matters were allowed to remain quiet for a little, until Moore should be off his guard; for we must observe here, that he had felt it necessary, after the execution of the captured rebels, to keep his house strongly and resolutely defended.
— from The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 43, April 24, 1841 by Various