Here is one:—Many years ago, a lady and knight were wandering by a river; the lady espied these bright blue flowers, on a small islet I suppose, in the deep river, and wished to possess them.
— from Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by W. (William) Houghton

On the 28th, at noon, the breakages being all repaired, the large engine was again attached to the pumps, the water then being nine feet and eight inches above grade.
— from Report of the Hoosac Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad, by the Joint Standing Committee of 1866. by Tappan Wentworth

Before committing himself by a reply, the lawyer estimated his possible client in one of his brief but shrewd and calculating glances.
— from Whirligigs by O. Henry

The district consists of the Riverain on the Biás and Ráví, the latter extending to both sides [Pg 252] of the river, and the plain of the Mánjha, largely held by strong and energetic Sikh Játs.
— from The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

I wish there were any chance of your seeing him, but after remaining there long enough to paint the queen, he intends visiting Paris for a short time and then returning home.
— from Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble

The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
— from William Tell Told Again by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

From his vest pocket he took a small box and removed the lid, exposing a reddish substance that looked like salve.
— from The Gray Phantom by Herman Landon