Now, the elder abounded in the island towards the mouth of Red Creek, and the colonists had already made coffee of the berries of these shrubs, which belong to the family of the caprifoliaceae.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

The rite of circumcision is practised only by the Mahometans of the Euxine; and the curled hair and swarthy complexion of Africa no longer disfigure the most perfect of the human race.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

342 Long since the time of Lord Bacon, as soon as these colonies had arrived at a certain state of maturity, they at different periods revolted from the mother country.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

But amid these cares her anxiety about Pierre was evident.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

We did so, and the clerk having added something to it, for which he was paid six shillings, we returned again to the Custom House.
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

The pavilion in the woods was fitted up and frequented, in the fine evenings, as a supper-room, when the hour usually concluded with a concert, at which the Count and Countess, who were scientific performers, and the Chevaliers Henri and St. Foix, with the Lady Blanche and Emily, whose voices and fine taste compensated for the want of more skilful execution, usually assisted.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

He had lost all the calm hopefulness and power of living in the present, that had made him such a support in Cheriton’s previous illness; and though he was still a devoted and efficient nurse to him, there were times when he was quite unable to control his distress.
— from An English Squire by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge

Large force intended to arrive from Thebes to support the assailants early in the morning — they are delayed by the rain and the swelling of the Asôpus — they commence hostilities against the Platæan persons and property without the walls.
— from History of Greece, Volume 06 (of 12) by George Grote

Now the tribes of the Bee, the Bug, and the Cow had a fine time feasting, for the new food was everywhere.
— from Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton

The Sénéchal threatened to turn them all out if anything of the kind happened again, and Gard proceeded to recount in minutest detail the happenings of the previous night—so far as they concerned himself and Tom Hamon.
— from A Maid of the Silver Sea by John Oxenham

Terror has devoured the courage of the warriors, consternation has dissolved their ranks, and put also the chariots, horse, and elephants into disorder.
— from The Gâtakamâlâ; Or, Garland of Birth-Stories by Aryasura

Lomax saw how it was, attempted to calm him, and induced him to take a seat, and to release his hat from his trembling fingers.
— from Unvarnished Tales by William Mackay

But unfortunately the gambling microbe settled down in Harry Doremus' veins, and shortly after his son was born he engaged his favorite room at the Cliff House and blew out his brains.
— from The Avalanche: A Mystery Story by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

“No, no, no!” said the governess, and whispered urgently, whereupon Miss Rennsdale was able to complete her acceptance.
— from Penrod by Booth Tarkington

Whatever had to be considered shifty he excused to himself on the ground of its being temporary; while it was clearly, in his opinion, to the ultimate advantage of the Clay heirs and the Rodman heirs and the Compton heirs and all the other heirs for whom Guion, Maxwell & Guion were in loco parentis , that he should have a free hand.
— from The Street Called Straight by Basil King