Mr. Jonas Oldacre is a well known resident of that suburb, where he has carried on his business as a builder for many years.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The magic done in the village, while the shipwrecked men remained in the smoky hut, would be all accompanied by the leyya (ginger) spells.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

Having knocked at the gate, and then pissed, as most men will do, the porter soon found him out, by his large greasy spatterdashes, his jaded hollow-flanked mare, his bagful of writs and informations dangling at his girdle, but, above all, by the large silver hoop on his left thumb.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

CHAPTER XIV MINA HARKER’S JOURNAL 23 September .—Jonathan is better after a bad night.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker

balloon; airship, aeroplane; biplane, monoplane, triplane[obs3]; hydroplane; aerodrome; air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin; aerostat, Montgolfier; kite, parachute.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Early in the morning he was given a bed and a bag full of linen.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

But it is absurd to think that a rug is antique because it is dirty; or, more foolish still, that because it is dirty it is both antique and beautiful.
— from The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. by William De Lancey Ellwanger

Only in the morning my Lady Batten did send to speak with me, and told me very civilly that she did not desire, nor hoped I did, that anything should pass between us but what was civill, though there was not the neighbourliness between her and my wife that was fit to be, and so complained of my maid’s mocking of her; when she called “Nan” to her maid within her own house, my maid Jane in the garden overheard her, and mocked her, and some other such like things she told me, and of my wife’s speaking unhandsomely of her; to all which I did give her a very respectfull answer, such as did please her, and am sorry indeed that this should be, though I do not desire there should be any acquaintance between my wife and her.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

He says, too, in accord with Polo: "Inside the city itself a second palace was built, about a bowshot from the first: but the Kaan generally takes up his residence in the palace outside the town," i.e., as I imagine, in Marco's Cane Palace.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

‘Take away that ‘ere bag from the t’other madman,’ said Sam to Ben Allen and Bob Sawyer, who had done nothing but dodge round the group, each with a tortoise-shell lancet in his hand, ready to bleed the first man stunned.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

In close vicinity to the several islands, there are three others of an apparently different nature: first, Juan de Nova , which appears from some plans and accounts to be an atoll; but from others does not appear to be so; not coloured.
— from Coral Reefs; Volcanic Islands; South American Geology — Complete by Charles Darwin

We know the name he bore as a boy and the name he bore as a man.
— from Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. by Standish O'Grady

It was just at that moment, while the sky was still gray with night, but the rocks, and trees, and mountains round about growing every instant more clear and defined, that a good deal of bustle and agitation became evident in the party of the Marquis of Masseran.
— from Corse de Leon; or, The Brigand: A Romance. Volume 1 (of 2) by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

Never doubting but that this had been all arranged beforehand, Seth gazed at the driver, wondering why he was so slow in making a response, [Pg 302] while Jerry and Joe laughed heartily, for they knew that 'Lish had been taken wholly by surprise.
— from An Amateur Fireman by James Otis

Instead of the variety which gave such interest to his college 190 life, and such constant food to his perceptive powers, he was surrounded in his new abode by beings all actuated by one single motive, and who had therefore been moulded by the same views into the same character.
— from Reminiscences of Prince Talleyrand, Volume 1 (of 2) by Colmache, M., active 19th century

And now the knife of another priest-led fanatic Aristocracy of God's elect As with his own people, keeping no back-door open At a blow decapitated France Atheist, a tyrant, because he resisted dictation from the clergy Behead, torture, burn alive, and bury alive all heretics Christian sympathy and a small assistance not being sufficient Conclusive victory for the allies seemed as predestined Contained within itself the germs of a larger liberty Could not be both judge and party in the suit Covered now with the satirical dust of centuries Deadly hatred of Puritans in England and Holland Determined to bring the very name of liberty into contempt Disputing the eternal damnation of young children Doctrine of predestination in its sternest and strictest sense Emperor of Japan addressed him as his brother monarch Epernon, the true murderer of Henry Estimating his character and judging his judges Everybody should mind his own business Fate, free will, or absolute foreknowledge Father Cotton, who was only too ready to betray the secrets Give him advice if he asked it, and money when he required Great war of religion and politics was postponed He was not imperial of aspect on canvas or coin He was a sincere bigot He who would have all may easily lose all He who spreads the snare always tumbles into the ditch himself
— from Quotations from John L. Motley Works by John Lothrop Motley

A baker and a butcher had been sent to ransack the countryside for provisions for it, and extraordinary success had crowned their efforts.
— from Humours of '37, Grave, Gay and Grim: Rebellion Times in the Canadas by Kathleen Macfarlane Lizars

The "Brooklyn" being an American boat could not legally carry cargo between two Canadian ports, such as Point Aux Pins and the Landing, so Col. Cumberland gave Captain Davis a letter
— from A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Barlow Cumberland

Uncle Robert needn't be afraid a bit, need he?"
— from The Girl Scouts at Home; or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day by Katherine Keene Galt

A watch-glass, capsule, or receptacle of some sort, such as a cup or plate, is then introduced by an assistant between the jaws, and, with the index finger and thumb of the right hand, the whole of the region occupied by the glands on each side of the upper jaw is forcibly compressed from behind forwards; the poison flows out by the fangs.
— from Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics by A. (Albert) Calmette