Glory to God, who whispers peace, And bids our hope and faith increase; Glory to God, be echoed then, 'Till earth repeats the long amen.
— from Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland by Abigail Stanley Hanna

[Pg 23] 'At length the clock in the hall downstairs struck eleven, and as the last beat echoed through the empty rooms, a light appeared underneath the door opposite the throne.
— from Bill the Minder by W. Heath (William Heath) Robinson

It became evident to the earliest races that the human being was after all only a progenitor.
— from Sex--The Unknown Quantity: The Spiritual Function of Sex by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall

" Bharadwāja entertained his welcome guest, Rāma, along with his wife and brother by extending towards them every rite of hospitality.
— from The Rāmāyana, Volume One. Bālakāndam and Ayodhyākāndam by Valmiki

It will be evident to the experienced reader that by omitting certain speculative and metaphysical elements and by elaborating incident, this book might have been reduced to a straightforward story.
— from A Modern Utopia by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Due regard must be paid to their actual capacity and present attainments, and only those who are best qualified for membership, be they men or women, and irrespective of social standing, should be elected to the extremely responsible position of a member of the Baha’i Assembly.
— from Dawn of a New Day by Effendi Shoghi

According to the Constitution of 1793, all citizens twenty-one years old, born and living in France, were electors, and members of the sovereign people; according to the Constitution of 1795, on the contrary, it was necessary to pay a direct tax in order to be eligible to the electoral right.
— from The Sword of Honor; or, The Foundation of the French Republic A Tale of The French Revolution by Eugène Sue

Due regard must be paid to their actual capacity and present attainments, and only those who are best qualified for membership, be they men or women, and irrespective of social standing, should be elected to the extremely responsible position of a member of the Bahá’í Assembly.
— from A Compilaton on Women by Universal House of Justice

Here the voices of the birds poured forth the sweetest harmony upon their ear as they went by; everything that the eye rested upon spoke softness, and peace, and beauty, and happy days; everything refreshed the sight and made the bosom expand; everything breathed of joy or imaged tranquillity.
— from The King's Highway by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

President Kennedy supposedly had been shot and had been brought to the emergency room, and I immediately went down the back elevator to the emergency room to see if I could be of assistance, and when I walked in, a tracheotomy was being performed.
— from Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission