ad become living, and such that it could never be changed.
— from Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

But to break into tears, to murmur incoherently between laughter and sobbing that it could not be helped, but she loved him, wildly, passionately, would give every shred of her body into his hands if he would but take it—against this, in the sweating of her whole strength, she was battling lest he should guess her secret.
— from Sally Bishop: A Romance by E. Temple (Ernest Temple) Thurston

He was dark of skin and hair, with deep-brown eyes both larger and softer than is common with his sex, even in the South.
— from Gloria Mundi by Harold Frederic

He had a cloak, but it was at the inn; and I found that my friend was oppressed with a great horror at the idea of being left alone; so that I could not go in search of it.
— from The Relics of General Chasse: A Tale of Antwerp by Anthony Trollope

The following table of the Beaufort Scale, as adapted for use on land, is from the “Observer’s Handbook” of the British Meteorological Office: Beaufort number Explanatory titles Specification of Beaufort Scale for use on land based on observations made at land stations Equivalent speed in miles per hour at 33 feet 0 Calm Calm; smoke rises vertically 0 1 Light air Direction of wind shown by smoke drift, but not by wind vanes 2 2 Slight breeze Wind felt on face; leaves rustle; ordinary vane moved by wind 5 3 Gentle breeze Leaves and small twigs in constant motion wind extends light flag 10 4 Moderate breeze Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved 15 5 Fresh breeze Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters 21 6 Strong breeze Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telegraph wires; umbrellas used with difficulty 27 7 High wind Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against wind 35 8 Gale Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress 42 9 Strong gale Slight structural damage occurs (chimney pots and slates removed)
— from Meteorology: The Science of the Atmosphere by Charles Fitzhugh Talman

Then the Bráhman laughed and said, “There is considerable difference between a stupid human being, and a cat, [ 111 ] which is an animal with four feet and a tail.”
— from The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story by active 11th century Somadeva Bhatta

* * * * Towards the end of the third week in August the mobilization was considered finished and the Eastern Railroad opened again to the public; its time tables of course being limited and subject to instant change, the company refusing to be responsible for delays.
— from My Home in the Field of Honor by Frances Wilson Huard