That woman was as really in bondage as if she had been in prison looking out through the barred windows.
— from Reveries of a Schoolmaster by Francis B. (Francis Bail) Pearson

Nor was he less perspicuous for his exemplary behaviour in private life; obliging to his equals—​kind to his friends—​affectionate to his family, he passed through life, eminently distinguished for virtuous and dignified propriety of conduct, uniformly maintaining the exalted character of a true patriot, and of a great man.
— from History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,) with special reference to the Bay Quinté by William Canniff

After spending some time at the Bermuda Hundreds, the Sixth Regiment was ordered to Dutch Gap, Va., where, on the 16th of August, they assisted in driving the rebels from Signal Hill; Gen. Butler, in person, leading our troops.
— from The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity by William Wells Brown

And lastly, the body in P. Acamas is dark brown above and pale beneath: in P. Laodocus, on the contrary, the body beneath as well as above is black, with a longitudinal line each side the body.
— from The Naturalist's Repository, Volume 1 (of 5) or Monthly Miscellany of Exotic Natural History: etc. etc. by E. (Edward) Donovan

Greene's powers were no more equal to the blowing into pulsing life of the dead bones of the chronicles of Stow and Holinshed than they were efficient to answer in verse to the lure of "impossible things" after the manner of Marlowe.
— from Robert Greene: [Six Plays] by Robert Greene

To make SOLOMON GUNDY to eat in Lent Take five or six white herrings, lay them in water all night, boil them as soft as you would do for eating, and shift them in the boiling to take out the saltness; when they are boiled take the fish from the bone, and mind you don't break the bone in pieces, leaving on the head and tail; take the white part of the herrings, a quarter of a pound of anchovies, a large apple, a little onion shred fine, or shalot, and a little lemon-peel, shred them all together, and lie them over the bones on both sides, in the shape of a herring; then take off the peel of a lemon very very thin, and cut it in long bits, just as it will reach over the herrings; you must lie this peel over every herring pretty thick.
— from English Housewifery Exemplified in above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts Giving Directions for most Parts of Cookery by Elizabeth Moxon

cash reserve, by its prior lien on the assets of the banks, and by the personal liability of the stockholders for an amount equal to their stock investments.
— from Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

In war, black is profusely laid on, the other colors being only used to heighten its effect, and give a terrible expression to the countenance.
— from The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 1 by George Warburton

The general was rather a smart soldier, but in private life of too speculative a turn—always sneaking into the City to put his money into some rotten thing.
— from A London Life, and Other Tales by Henry James

"Oh, he's been in prism lots of times," said papa, with a laugh at Jimmieboy's droll word; "but he manages to get out again."
— from Half-Hours with Jimmieboy by John Kendrick Bangs