Ye maun seat yoursel’ on that stane, and move neither hand nor fit till I come back, else I’ll never find ye again.
— from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

The total amount was found to be as M. Noirtier had stated.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

It was weeks since she had heard anything of Miss Crawford or of her other connexions in town, except through Mansfield, and she was beginning to suppose that she might never know whether Mr. Crawford had gone into Norfolk again or not till they met, and might never hear from his sister any more this spring, when the following letter was received to revive old and create some new sensations— “Forgive me, my dear Fanny, as soon as you can, for my long silence, and behave as if you could forgive me directly.
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

The monarch o’er the siren hung, And beat the measure as she sung; And, pressing closer and more near, He whispered praises in her ear.
— from Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field by Walter Scott

Miss O Mimosa San, Miss Rachel Cedarfrond, the Misses Lilian and Viola Lilac, Miss Timidity Aspenall, Mrs Kitty Dewey-Mosse, Miss May Hawthorne, Mrs Gloriana Palme, Mrs Liana Forrest, Mrs Arabella Blackwood and Mrs Norma Holyoake of Oakholme Regis graced the ceremony by their presence.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce

So-called "society" runs by a motivation not higher than this, and the poorer classes on their level are little better.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. (Aiden Wilson) Tozer

He was no sooner convinced of my identity, than he threw down the pestle, overset the mortar, and jumping over the board, swept up the contents with his clothes, flew about my neck, hugged me affectionately, and daubed me all over with turpentine and the yolks of eggs which he had been mixing when I came in.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

by the will of, by Mynach, n. a monk; a post Mynachaeth, n. monachism Mynachol, a. monachal, monkish Mynaches, n. a recluse, a nun Mynachlog, n. monastery Mynad, n. a volition, a will Mynag, n. a report, a recital Mynan, n. a young kid Mynas, n. a menace, a threat Mynawyd, n. an awl Mynci, n. hame, part of horse collar Mynechdid, n. a monastery Myned, v. to set out, to go Mynedfa, n. a departure Mynediad, n. a going, departing Mynedwy, n. running water Mynegadwy, a. expressible Mynegai, n. what indicates, an index Mynegfa, n. a catalogue Mynegfys, n. a fore finger Mynegi, v. to express, to relate Mynegiad, n. a declaration Mynegiadol, a. declaratory Mynegiaeth, n. a recital Mynegiant, n. declaration Mynegoi, a. expressive, declaring; indicative Myniad, n. a willing: a having Myniant, n. volition; willing Myniar, n. a snipe Mynogaeth, n. urbanity Mynor, n. marble Mynori, v. to become marble Mynta, n. a million Myntai, n. multitude, host Mynteio, v. to congregate Myntumio, v. to maintain Mynu, v. to exercise will; to attain; to seek; to will Mynud, n. what is courteous; courteous; social Mynudedd, n. courteousness Mynudyn, n. deportment Mynw, n. a person, a body Mynwar, n. a harness collar Mynwed, n. fellowship, society Mynwen, n. a sepulchre Mynwennol, a. monumental Mynwent, n. a sepulchre; a churchyard Mynwes, n. bosom Mynwesol, n. of the bosom Mynwesu, v. to bosom Mynych, a. frequent, often Mynychiad, n. frequenting Mynychu, v. to frequent Mynyd, n. a minute Mynydd, n. a mountain Mynyddig, a. mountainous Mynyglog, n. the quinsy Mynyglwisg, n. a neck-cloth Mynyn, n. a young kid Myr, a. essential; pure; holy: n. the sea; emmets Myrdwyn, n. an ant-hill Myrdd, n. infinity Myrddiwn, n. a myriad Myriad, n. a making pure Myrion, n. ants, emmets Myrionen, n. an emmet Myrndra, n. sultriness Myrniad, n. a growing sultry Myrnio, v. to become sultry Myrwerydd, n. sea rushes Mysg, n. the middle, the midst Mysgiad, n. a mixing, a blending Mysgu, v. to mix, to mingle Mysorig, a. yeilding a stench Myswrn, n. an instrument Myswynog, n. a farrow cow Mysygan, n. a soft expression Mysygliad, n. a gathering moss Mysyglu, v. to gather moss Mythdra, n. swiftness; velocity Mythiad, n. a giving velocity Mythl, n. infected state; canker Mythliad, n. a cankering Mythlu, v. to pervade; to canker Mythu, v. to give swiftness Myw, n. what has activity; an ant Mywion, n. ants Mywionyn, n. an ant, an emmet Mywyn, n. pith Mywynog, a. having pith Na, conj.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

Possano and the abbe came in just as we were sitting down to table, and my niece having ordered two more plates I allowed them to dine with us.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Although my niece had no rights over me, I valued her esteem, and thought it best to tell her the whole story lest she should pass an unfavourable judgment on me.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Tommy’s sense of the ludicrous was too strong for him, even in the most anxious times, and the notion of him and Trumps saving anybody overwhelmed him for a moment; nevertheless, he really was excited by what he had heard.
— from The Garret and the Garden; Or, Low Life High Up by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

"For the time, wee laddie, the time grows lang Sin' I saw the man wha's sicht was my sang— Yer gran'father, that's—an' the sun's last glim Says aye to me, 'Lass, ye're a mile nearer him!
— from The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald

He was asleep in a moment, not having heeded the laughter of his companions, nor their noisy comments.
— from The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custer Trail by Frank Gee Patchin

Martinez de la Rosa's poems are mine, not his.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 05, April 1867 to September 1867 by Various

But he was in no hurry about it and there was in his face and manner no hint of doubt or inquietude.
— from Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War by James Harvey Kidd

When she reached the road, she was surprised to see that she had come out the other side of Lucinda's house, full quarter of a mile nearer home.
— from Nelly's Silver Mine: A Story of Colorado Life by Helen Hunt Jackson

Corporal,"--to a man near him--"you know the way so well, go with him."
— from The Cavalier by George Washington Cable

"Pete and Whipple, helped by a man named Hooligan, got the girl away from her friends in Chicago, and——" "How did they do it?" interrupted Matt.
— from Motor Matt's Daring Rescue; or, The Strange Case of Helen Brady by Stanley R. Matthews

Pappy's name Bob Horn and he come from Georgia, and mammy name Hallie Horn, and she think she part Indian, but she ain't sho'.
— from Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration