And at that time the king held it at Carlion in the most royallest wise that might be, like as he did yearly.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

But for the madness that fell on him he would have been chief in the room of Pahlo, who was only of the right-hand house, the only son of the ‘great house,’ into which Gweva had been legally adopted, having died young, through being bitten by a snake.
— from The White Hecatomb, and Other Stories by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

Of a sudden, remembering his discussion, with his brother the night before, Larry asked: "How do you stop a stampede, Ned?"
— from Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains by Frank V. Webster

Barbara looked at him deprecatingly, "You yourself, Mr. O'Flaherty"—then she cried, "Forgive me!
— from Barbara Rebell by Marie Belloc Lowndes