Nothing came of the offer of reward for its recovery until a twelvemonth after the theft, when a young horse was brought by a stranger to Major Heward, at York, and instantly recognized by him as his lost property.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

She then tried to put off the giving back of the mares, desiring to have Heracles with her as long as possible, while he on the other hand desired to get the mares and depart; and at last she gave them back and said: "These mares when they came hither I saved for thee, and thou didst give me reward for saving them; for I have by thee three sons.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

‘Didn’t I tell you last night that if we could find where they were going by bribing a servant through my fellow, and then established ourselves close by with the mother, these people’s honour would be our own?
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

‘It’s brother and sister to me, and aunts, and company, and food and drink, and (naturally) washing.
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Byng , Sir George, British Admiral, sent to Mediterranean, 236 ; destroys Spanish fleet at Cape Passaro, 237 ; policy at Messina, 238 .
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

In his private notes on the subject the author uses the expression “Superman” (always in the singular, by-the-bye), as signifying “the most thoroughly well-constituted type,” as opposed to “modern man”; above all, however, he designates Zarathustra himself as an example of the Superman.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

And so he hurried down the long steep ladder, stopping at intervals of thirty feet or so to take breath and scan the mysterious movement.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

] (where I never was before), and saw the manner of the house, and found great company of persons of honour there; thence to my bookseller’s, and for books, and to Stevens, the silversmith, to make clean some plate against to-morrow, and so home, by the way paying many little debts for wine and pictures, &c., which is my great pleasure.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

I loved to hear the music of steel brushing against steel, the mellow shock of the mallet on thigh pieces, and the jingle of chain armour.
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Here and there stumps of trees bearing the fresh marks of an axe, and black abandoned fire-places whose ashes had not yet been quite blown away, showed that men had worked and rested here.
— from Peasant Tales of Russia by Vasilii Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko

when in doubt to ask Him for wisdom and guidance, though it be in regard to but a seemingly trivial matter (for great events often hang upon trifles), when tempted to indolence, petulance, censoriousness, or any other sin, to be able on the instant to send up a cry for strength to resist; a cry to Him who is the hearer and answerer of prayer, and who has all power in heaven and in earth.
— from Mildred at Home: With Something About Her Relatives and Friends. by Martha Finley

"I don't think he can climb, but he can stand on his hind-legs and reach us——" With a snapping and rending of bushes and saplings the monster came hurtling through the thickets, and they fled up the rock before him like leaves blown before a wind.
— from Red Nails by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard

you’ll be a shock to Maclin all right.”
— from At the Crossroads by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock

Walter went hither and thither, communicated his quest to each of his few acquaintances, procured introductions, and even without any applied to some who might have employment to bestow, putting so much pride in his pockets that, had it been a solid, they must have bulged in unsightly fashion, and walked till worn with weariness, giving good proof that he was no fool, but had the right stuff in him.
— from Home Again by George MacDonald

Walter looked back, and saw two men approaching them at a hand-gallop.
— from Eugene Aram — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

The thousandth part of those cares which are bestowed to infect the human mind, would be amply sufficient to make it whole.
— from The System of Nature, or, the Laws of the Moral and Physical World. Volume 2 by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

In playing he emphasized the saying of Mozart: "Let your left hand be the orchestra conductor," while his right hand balanced and swayed the melody and its arabesques according to the natural pulsation of the emotions.
— from For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Aubertine Woodward Moore

However, you can go back and speak to Mr. Talbot.
— from A Boy's Fortune; Or, The Strange Adventures of Ben Baker by Alger, Horatio, Jr.