Fast enough; the work of months in hours,—when see, a Figure enters, whom in the lamp-light we recognise to be Legendre; and utters words: fit to be hissed out!
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

it is so nice, &c.” I wanted no stimulant, but licked away until, with shortened breath; and greater heavings of her body, she began to stammer— “Oh!
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

“Why,” replied Dantès, “I see nothing but broken lines and unconnected words, which are rendered illegible by fire.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Two or three Spaniards, who stood upon the beach looking at us, wrapped their cloaks about them, shook their heads, and muttered "Caramba!"
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

Two of these were lying on some old sails near the forecastle, and the third, who appeared to be looking at us with great curiosity, was leaning over the starboard bow near the bowsprit.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Both Lyon and Ulster would appear to have the right to grant supporters to Peers of the United Kingdom who are heraldically their domiciled subjects.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

The best way to put it shortly might be by saying that the maternal uncle’s position of close relation is regarded as right by law and usage, whereas the father’s interest and affection for his children are due to sentiment, and to the intimate personal relations existing between them.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

And thus I conclude the last page of a work, which though its form be light and unpretending, would yet aspire to suggest to its readers some considerations of a very opposite character.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

By noon the rooms were decorated, the table beautifully laid; and upstairs was waiting a bride, “adorned for her husband.”
— from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

We saw it afterwards swimming near the boat, looking at us with its curiously human, tender eyes.
— from Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by George A. Birmingham

Take two small flasks of equal size fitted with corks and joined by a glass tube bent like a U with the ends curled over. Put some lime water into each flask and a little water in the U-tube.
— from Lessons on Soil by Russell, Edward J. (Edward John), Sir

She was leaning against a pilaster with her arms crossed on her bosom, looking at us with an air of supreme indifference.
— from Morocco, Its People and Places by Edmondo De Amicis

There we sat on our horses; the silent ancient forest of Belgrade lay around us, while in the distance the Black Sea glistened in the afternoon sun.
— from Ambassador Morgenthau's Story by Henry Morgenthau

She also saw the woman he had taken to wife, and contemplated with joy the vast and boundless love and union which this order would bring about, as well as the increase of her husband's kingdoms, and the power and glory extending throughout the eternities, worlds without end.
— from Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Orson F. (Orson Ferguson) Whitney

But like an ugly woman, possessed of charm, the crammed-full windows began to fascinate me, and I forgot the inadequate sidewalks and unpretentious façades in the absorbing displays of wares.
— from The Emily Emmins Papers by Carolyn Wells

We went out in the morning for a drive, and the nuns at the gateway bowed low, as usual, when my carriage passed, never dreaming of such a thing as abduction.
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

We've spared No god, religion, science, sex or art, But laid about us with a heavy fist.
— from The Book of Gud by Harold Hersey