So he gave up that business and retired to his end of the lists.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

It has been already related, that Humayun espoused a daughter of Bhagwandas, consequently Raja Man was brother-in-law to Akbar.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

The volunteer firemen beat down the big gate of the yard with lusty blows and rolled the hand engine inside and, coupling the hose, threw a stream of water on a fiercely burning shed.
— from The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts by Victor G. Durham

Queen Anne Bullen , anecdote relative to her execution, i. 462.
— from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

With the rest of the family there soon ceased to be any reference to his engagement; his sisters were glad, each in her way, to have him back again; and, whatever they may have said between themselves, they said nothing to him about Alice.
— from April Hopes by William Dean Howells

He did not think the difficulty bore any relation to his encounter with Steve Croly in the morning, for of course Joe would not try to withhold any knowledge of that affair.
— from Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 by Various

His favorite theme was that man is but a reaction to his environment, expounded particularly in "I Disonesti" ("Dishonest Men"), though his greatest popular success was "Romanticismo" ("Romanticism"), which was a contribution to "idealistic reaction" which would turn us from ugly verities of life.
— from Idling in Italy: Studies of literature and of life by Joseph Collins

As Hogarth grew old he grew also a little bitter and revengeful toward his enemies, often taking his revenge in the ordinary way of belittling the people he disliked, in his paintings.
— from Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon

It would surely be a relief to have even one of such a number taken off your hands, and it would be the girl's own fault if the relief were not made permanent.
— from The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by Various

Up to six months or so ago he had been quite contented; sleeping and eating, and hunting for food and cooking it, building and rebuilding the house, exploring the woods and the reef.
— from The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

Advancing into the room, with one hand behind his back and his hat in the other, he made a formal sliding bow all round, till his eye rested upon Charles Marston at the end of the line, and the latter advanced to introduce him to the rest.
— from The Forgery; or, Best Intentions. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James