Vich Ian Vohr is a Scotch chieftain in Scott's novel, Waverley .
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

And she carries it up bravely.
— from Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman by Ben Jonson

“You have-you have a sister!” cried I, from an impulse of pity, which I could not repress; “a sister who is most warmly interested in your welfare, and who only wants opportunity to manifest her friendship and regard.”
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

Backed by the people of Milan, however, he felt strong enough to deny the Arians the use of a single church in the city, although Justina, in her son's name, demanded that two should be given up.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

He likewise instituted, in honour of Jupiter Capitolinus, a solemn contest in music to be performed every five years; besides horse-racing and gymnastic exercises, with more prizes than are at present allowed.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

For long, we said nothing; marching alongside or one behind the other, each with a set countenance: I, angry and proud, and drawing what strength
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

After a brief silence, Velmont laughed and said: “Certainly, it doesn’t throw a dazzling light upon the subject.”
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

These then are the lives of each of the Cynics; and we shall also subjoin some of the doctrines which they all held in common, if indeed it is not an abuse of language to call that a sect of philosophy at all, instead of, as some contend it should be termed, a mere system of life.
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius

It happened that, by some unlucky accident, the merchant suddenly lost all his fortune, and had nothing left but a small cottage in the country.
— from The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Then [Pg 32] she climbed upon a chair and threw the key as far and as high as she could; it alighted behind a box, and there it lay for a year, untouched.
— from The Home at Greylock by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss

Cromwell, who was [Pg 452] still on the high road to prosperity, availed himself of the rebellion to institute a general suppression, which was speedily and summarily carried into effect.
— from Woman under Monasticism Chapters on Saint-Lore and Convent Life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500 by Lina Eckenstein

The alimentary substance contained in potatoes does not cost us very dear, because a great deal of it is attainable with little work.
— from Sophisms of the Protectionists by Frédéric Bastiat

For three centuries this estate has been transmitted in a direct line in this family,—even in England a rare instance;—so that it is not to be wondered at, if, with an income of a million of our money, an accumulation of luxury and magnificence has been formed here, far exceeding the powers of any private person in our country: and indeed even were money here and there forthcoming in like profusion, yet the state of society adapted for centuries to the providing of the materials for a luxury so refined, and so complete in all its parts, exists not among us.
— from Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince. by Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von

For the sake of a state criminal, I have exposed myself to unpleasant differences in my own family, which wound me deeply, and may perhaps prove dangerous to state and kingdom.
— from King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann

“There is a small closet in my room and you can use it,” Mason said quickly.
— from Mason of Bar X Ranch by Henry Holcomb Bennett

We are speaking of a small criminal in a small way, and Mr. Rand assures us that his thoughts matched his estate—they were humble, they were creeping. Headstrong, proud, and bold are words too swelling for this low and narrow case.
— from Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston