One thing alone comforted both her and the King, a letter from the people of Westphalia, who must now belong to Napoleon.
— from Two Royal Foes by Eva Annie Madden

Whether this enterprising variety of the genus Americana invests in these valuable works of reference, or merely studies them in the public libraries, ourselves would not venture to state; but that is beside the question; some highly specialized magnet in their brains has accumulated the knowledge, and less ambitious Americans, even aristocratic foreigners, are often humbled by them when floundering conversationally among the ramifications of the peerages of Europe.
— from Julia France and Her Times: A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Both mean the same, the One chosen of God, anointed by Him as the King and Leader of His chosen people, and through them of all the race.
— from Quiet Talks on John's Gospel by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon

In the morning Mary kindled the fire and busied herself about the kitchen as long as she dared before climbing the narrow stairs to Billy’s room.
— from God's Green Country: A Novel of Canadian Rural Life by Ethel M. Chapman