Whereupon his Majesty's behaviour will soon become exceptionable; and so the Second grand Fit of Sansculottism, that of putting him in durance, cannot be distant.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

The little gardener, filled with curiosity, raised her blue eyes and seemed to scrutinise him, for a thousand steps away the house was in plain sight, and the Count was asking the way!
— from Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz

Lastly, for the supposed or spurious prattling daughter of Pan, it is an excellent addition to the fable, and aptly represents the talkative philosophies that have at all times been stirring, and filled the world with idle tales; being ever barren, empty, and servile, though sometimes indeed diverting and entertaining, and sometimes again troublesome and importunate.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

Unclose thy blinded eyes and see That snares of death encompass thee.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

But will the new period of advance, which Bacon expected and strove to secure, be of indefinite duration?
— from The Idea of Progress: An Inguiry into Its Origin and Growth by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury

But, then, six months ago the natural impulse had been equally as strong to suspect Oliver, and—well, that had somehow turned out a bad “spec,” and so might this.
— from The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School Story by Talbot Baines Reed

Each season in its turn found people dwelling peaceably in their urban habitations, entertaining and being entertained; and so " the Season" lost its sharp edges.
— from Seeing and Hearing by George William Erskine Russell

If the American negro, in his desire and capacity for self-government, bore any resemblance to the Caucasian, he would distinguish himself by emigration; and, spurning the soil which had enslaved his race, he would seek equality and independence in a more congenial clime.
— from History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

True to his instincts, a house of ill-fame, at which he had been entertained already, seemed the safest and most pleasant refuge; but, when, seedy and shabby, he presented himself at the door, he was sent back into the street.
— from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. (Henry Brodribb) Irving

—Beat eggs and sugar till stiff and frothy, sift flour and baking powder, add water to eggs and sugar, then stir in the sifted flour and baking powder lightly and quickly, pour into greased tin, and bake in hot oven from 8 to 10 minutes.
— from The Sure to Rise Cookery Book Is Especially Compiled, and Contains Useful, Everyday Recipes, also Cooking Hints by T.J. Edmonds Ltd.

What may be urged on the other side of the question, may, I apprehend, be comprised under these two heads: first, the greater contiguity of the United States to this country, and the consequent ease and cheapness with which emigration thither may be effected; and, secondly, the superiority of their government.
— from Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America by W. C. (William Charles) Wentworth

but even as she talked she knew the hopelessness of the intent in her mind.
— from The Red Debt: Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald