He threw himself down on his bed all dressed, and lay still for a whole quarter of an hour.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

CAST Professor Herr Lover, A little Anxious Tenor Xerxes Strong, A little Weak Bass F. Sharp, A little Blunt Baritone Fillup Pipes, A little Big Baritone A. Dagio, A little Slow Bass Prophundo Basso, A little Deep Bass Ledgoline Topsee, A little High Soprano Gracie Note, A little Light Soprano Addaline Crescendo, A little Swell Alto Miss Keys, A little Inattentive Pianist Jim, The Janitor, A little Noisy CHORUS THE STORY Professor Herr Lover has written a cantata, the rehearsal of which he is to conduct.
— from The Twins, and How They Entertained the New Minister: A Farce by Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) Guptill

Montes undertook this bull, and drawing a long sword, he stood before him until the bull got near enough, when he stuck him between the shoulders.
— from The International Magazine, Volume 4, No. 5, December 1851 by Various

It is a very rich book, and deserves a large sale.”— Zion’s Herald.
— from Captivity of the Oatman Girls Being an Interesting Narrative of Life Among the Apache and Mohave Indians by R. B. (Royal Byron) Stratton

She laid her head back on Elizabeth's breast and drew a long sigh, and left off playing.
— from The Three Miss Kings: An Australian Story by Ada Cambridge

Architecturally all these were hideous, but, to those whose grandfathers had worshipped in the fields and in clefts of the barren mountains and on the wide seashore, they had the beauty of a thing that has been ardently desired, and long suffered for, and passionately loved.
— from Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions