Having returned to the highlands, he entered on his new vocation with great assiduity; and, supported by an unusually strong constitution, he mapped a larger extent of territory than any other of the numerous surveyors employed on the work.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

(b) Any such injunction may be served anywhere in the United States on the person enjoined; it shall be operative throughout the United States and shall be enforceable, by proceedings in contempt or otherwise, by any United States court having jurisdiction of that person.
— from Copyright Law of the United States of America Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code by United States

She could not speak; but, almost unconsciously, she closed her fingers upon his.
— from Brothers of Peril: A Story of old Newfoundland by Theodore Goodridge Roberts

The most brilliant and unexpected success crowned his labours.
— from The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 45, May 8, 1841 by Various

[Pg 19] 'What, is that black insect buzzing about us still?' cried her son, 'Why what the deuce can one make of such a grim thing?'
— from The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 1 of 5) by Fanny Burney

Many guns were unloaded, accoutrements lying pell-mell, ammunition was ill-supplied—in short, the camps were virtually surprised—disgracefully, it might be added, unless someone can hereafter give some yet undiscovered reason to the contrary—and were taken at almost every possible disadvantage.
— from Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. Late Retired General. U. S. A. by Willis Fletcher Johnson

She began to find out how mistaken she had been, as unmistakable symptoms convinced her of the vanity of all human calculations.
— from The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb

Nothing but an urgent summons could have wrenched him from your very delightful society, I am sure.'
— from Psmith in the City by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse