Only that it was spoken by a seeming madman, he would have put it down to some eccentric exhibition of Scottish humour or impudence; but the gravity of the message—for it seemed nothing else—made such a reading impossible.
— from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

At last he decided that I was well, and I, knowing that my mind had always been as sound as his, if not sounder, "paid my tuition" as he jokingly called it, and left.
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

At noon we went on board another steamboat, and reached the village of Lachine, nine miles from Montreal, by three o’clock.
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens

It was unfortunately characteristic of the United States in the early 1950s of the Cold War that U.S. propaganda was based on ideals and standards older than the ideals and standards competitively presented by the Communists, and that therefore in many parts of the world the struggle between Americans and Communists appeared to be a struggle on our side of the old against the young.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

Quick, bear the news to Ráma's ear; Tell the great chief that I am here: Brother, and sire, and friend, and all Is he, and I his trusty thrall.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

[While he is speaking ANDREY enters quietly with a book, and sits by the table.
— from Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

But, when he had refused the proffered gold, To cruel injuries he became a prey, Sore traversed in whate'er he bought and sold: His troubles grew upon him day by day,
— from Lyrical Ballads, With a Few Other Poems (1798) by William Wordsworth

The list grows long of live and dead pretenders To that which none will gain—or none will know The conqueror at least; who, ere Time renders His last award, will have the long grass grow Above his burnt-out brain, and sapless cinders.
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

He mentioned a thing as not unfrequent, of which I had never heard before,—being CALLED, that is, hearing one's name pronounced by the voice of a known person at a great distance, far beyond the possibility of being reached by any sound uttered by human organs.
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

For one moment he had thought of turning back, as Sir William’s caution had seemed to foretell some personal risk in proceeding; but the remembrance of Hester’s parting look inspired him afresh.
— from Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau

Then he commenced to heave and surge until presently he found himself clear of the blankets and seated in his underclothes on the side of the bed.
— from Captain Scraggs; Or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

BROTHER AND SISTER 2. BROTHER AND SISTER'S SCHOOLDAYS 3. BROTHER AND SISTER'S HOLIDAYS BROTHER AND SISTER CONTENTS I. THE MORRISONS II.
— from Brother and Sister by Josephine Lawrence

He tried to ascertain how late the train was and on which platform it might be expected, but no one knew for certain, and the grudging replies to questions seemed to say, "You've no right to ask anything, and if you keep on asking there will be a strike.
— from The Bright Messenger by Algernon Blackwood

Take out the fish, remove the bone and skin, and serve with Egg Sauce.
— from How to Cook Fish by Myrtle Reed

" "Yes," Artemisia answered bravely, though she blushed as she said it, "if the Gods permit it; and if the first is a boy, he shall be named Chares." Thais turned swiftly and kissed her, all her anger gone in a moment.
— from The Golden Hope: A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Robert H. (Robert Higginson) Fuller

As she came nearer, her dress showed her to be a servant.
— from No Name by Wilkie Collins

It might have been a whole wedding-party that trooped down the resounding stairway, the voices rising above the clump of Dwight’s artillery boots and sword on step after step, and overflowed into the stuffy little reception-room with a cheerful tumult of babble.
— from In the Sixties by Harold Frederic

In the meantime, Bluebell, tempted by a shady creek, abandoned her canoe, and, flinging herself down on a bed of wild flowers, remained a prey to the consideration of this new view of Lilla's, which would account, in the most unwelcome manner, for the inconsistency of Du Meresq's conduct with his professions.
— from Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, G. C., Mrs.

We study "the fantastic carvings on the under brackets of the stall seats," and examine the lectern described as "the big brass eagle holding the sacred books upon his wings," and in imagination can almost call up the last scene described in The Mystery of Edwin Drood , where Her Royal Highness, the Princess Puffer, "grins," and "shakes both fists at the leader of the choir," and "Deputy peeps, sharp-eyed, through the bars, and stares astounded from the threatener to the threatened."
— from A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Together with Personal Reminiscences of the 'Inimitable Boz' Therein Collected by William R. (William Richard) Hughes