I am going to be as strong as Dickon, as strong as Dickon!’
— from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

His whole forces took up their night-quarter in one place, and lay down all night under their shields; but as soon as day broke the king again put his army in order, and that being done they proceeded down through the valley.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

But as soon as difficulties arise—and that must always happen when great results are at stake—then things no longer move on of themselves like a well-oiled machine, the machine itself then begins to offer resistance, and to overcome this the Commander must have a great force of will.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

What if the fiend should come in woman's garments with a pale beauty amid sin and desolation, and lie down by your side?
— from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

2 be economical to use because a small amount does the same job as a larger amount of similar material.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

It fascinated him, and he grew suddenly fond of this subtle flesh of his that worked so beautifully and smoothly and delicately.
— from White Fang by Jack London

The spirit, as well as the situation, of Aligern prompted him to imitate rather than to bewail his brother: a strong and dexterous archer, he transpierced with a single arrow the armor and breast of his antagonist; and his military conduct defended Cumæ above a year against the forces of the Romans.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

kay nagpangurayut na, That sweet potato is not very good because it is on its way to becoming all shriveled and dried up.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

A man's ideal at seventeen Must be a sprite— A dainty, fairy, elfish queen Of pure delight; But later on he sort of feels He'd like a girl who could cook meals.
— from In Times Like These by Nellie L. McClung

Spoons are very tedious and inconvenient either for beating eggs or stirring butter and sugar, and do not produce the proper lightness.
— from Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book, 3rd ed. A Useful Guide for Large or Small Families, Containing Directions for Cooking, Preserving, Pickling... by Eliza Leslie

The beast from which the image is modeled, is the one which had a wound by a sword and did live, or the papacy.
— from The United States in the Light of Prophecy Or, an Exposition of Rev. 13:11-17 by Uriah Smith

He soon dispatched the inquiries which were made about his illness and recovery, by a short and distinct narrative; and then assuming a gay air, repeated from Swift,— 'Nor think on our approaching ills, And talk of spectacles and pills 880 .' Dr. Newton, the Bishop of Bristol, having been mentioned, Johnson, recollecting the manner in which he had been censured by that Prelate
— from Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell

Others boldlier dream, 35 That as one body is the Aggregate Of Atoms numberless, each organiz'd, So by a strange and dim similitude Infinite myriads of self-conscious minds Form one all-conscious Spirit, who controlls 40 With absolute ubiquity of Thought All his component Monads: linked Minds, Each in his own sphere evermore evolving Its own entrusted powers—Howe'er this be, Whether a dream presumptious, caught from earth 45 And earthly form, or vision veiling Truth, Yet the Omnific Father of all Worlds God in God immanent, the eternal Word, That gives forth, yet remains—Sun, that at once Dawns, rises, sets and crowns the Height of Heaven, 50 Great general Agent in all finite souls, Doth in that action put on finiteness, For all his Thoughts are acts, and every act A Being of Substance; God impersonal, Yet in all worlds impersonate in all, 55 Absolute Infinite, whose dazzling robe Flows in rich folds, and darts in shooting Hues Of infinite Finiteness!
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 1 and 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

and he removed the handkerchief with which he was swabbing his brow and showed a deep cut.
— from The Trail Boys of the Plains; Or, The Hunt for the Big Buffalo by Jay Winthrop Allen

On ordinary days they never have any dessert at Milend, but, as soon as dinner is over, Uncle Jacob hastily jumps up and goes to the cupboard where the decanters are kept, pours himself two glasses of port, and swallows them one after the other, standing, after which he is off again to the mill.
— from Wenderholme: A Story of Lancashire and Yorkshire by Philip Gilbert Hamerton

It was characteristic of his race that he should know when he was beaten and stoically accept defeat for the time being.
— from Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police: A Tale of the Macleod Trail by Ralph Connor

"Twenty thousand pounds, which you would lose by a single accidental delay!" "The unforeseen does not exist," quietly replied Phileas Fogg.
— from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne