She thought it in reality a sad exchange for herself, to have him with his grave looks and reluctant conversation opposed to her instead of his brother.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

Some Distance, then falls down from N E thro a roleing Countrey open, the head of this river is 9 miles from the R Demon at which place the Demoin is 80 yd wide, this Little Cuouex passes thro a lake called Despree which is within 5 Leagues of the Deemoin the Said Lake is about 20 Leagues in Circumfrance and is divided into 2 by two rocks approaching Verry near each other, this Lake is of various width, Containing many Islands- from this Lake to the Maha 4 days march, as is Said to be near the Dog Plains one princpal branch of the Demoin is Called Cat River The Demoin is
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

He stands up sternly for the privileges of his race, and is so proud of his uninterrupted descend from Hereward, a renowned champion of the Heptarchy, that he is universally called Cedric the Saxon; and makes a boast of his belonging to a people from whom many others endeaver to hide their descent, lest they should encounter a share of the 'vae victis,' or severities imposed upon the vanquished.”
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

But, above all things, I warn my master that if he is to take me with him it must be on the condition that he is to do all the fighting, and that I am not to be called upon to do anything except what concerns keeping him clean and comfortable; in this I will dance attendance on him readily; but to expect me to draw sword, even against rascally churls of the hatchet and hood, is idle.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

We were led to this by, it seems, a renegado captain of the Hollanders, who found himself ill used by De Ruyter for his good service, and so come over to us, and hath done us good service; so that now we trust him, and he himself did go on this expedition.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

[ The bell on the duga, a wooden arch joining the shafts of a Russian conveyance over the horse’s neck.
— from A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov

I have been thinking, since I stood at this desk, about the name which you give to the beautiful new chapel which your pastor will dedicate for you, God willing, next Sunday”— From a remote corner of the hall a sound like that of a serpent arose, and fell.
— from A Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

[64] Mrs. Fayal, the mother of Manuel and Joseph and Rosa, came over to help in the kitchen, and Tippy whisked around so fast that Georgina, tagging after, was continually meeting her coming back.
— from Georgina of the Rainbows by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston

But they who are blessed with a happy disposition, with capacity and vigour, incur a real debauchery, by having any amusement that occupies an improper share of their time; and are really cheated of their happiness, in being made to believe, that any occupation or pastime is better fitted to amuse themselves, than that which at the same time produces some real good to their fellow creatures.
— from An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition by Adam Ferguson

“With a reasonable chance of Tower Hill?” suggested Avery.
— from Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Emily Sarah Holt

The sailor has a rough comprehension of the humourous, and he will indulge in games such as “paying the footing” and “swinging the sluggard” with the zest that comes only to natures which have felt privation the victim might mitigate.
— from The Voyage of the Arrow to the China Seas. Its Adventures and Perils, Including Its Capture by Sea Vultures from the Countess of Warwick, as Set Down by William Gore, Chief Mate by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains

“Here’s a mess!” said Allan, rising composedly on the horizon of his own accumulated litter.
— from Armadale by Wilkie Collins

As the viscount and his companion drew their bench up to the other bench upon which their morning meal was laid, Mr. Frisbie, who had been sitting in a remote corner of the hall with his head buried on his knees, got up and humbly stood before them, as if silently offering his services to wait at table.
— from Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Yet the comet, foretold centuries before, advances from a remote corner of the heavens and the expected planet eclipses the disk at the proper time.
— from Philosophical Letters of Friedrich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller

“Simply, that while young Conyers was at the cottage he showed me a letter from that gentleman, asking him in the Admiral's name, to Cobham, and containing, at the same time, a running criticism on the house and his guests far more flippant than creditable.” “Men do these things every day, Dinah, and there is no harm in it.” “That all depends upon whom the man is.
— from Barrington. Volume 1 (of 2) by Charles James Lever