Now, of necessity, either all persons must have a right to judge of all these different causes, appointed for that purpose, either by vote or lot, or all of all, some of them by vote, and others by lot, or in some causes by vote, in others by lot.
— from Politics: A Treatise on Government by Aristotle

“Now, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” said the lady as we entered a well-lit dining-room, upon the table of which a cold supper had been laid out, “I should very much like to ask you one or two plain questions, to which I beg that you will give a plain answer.”
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

One of them was filled from top to bottom by a solitary figure, like the king on a playing-card, who lived up there beneath his canopy of stone, between earth and heaven; and in the blue light of its slanting shadow, on weekdays sometimes, at noon, when there was no service (at one of those rare moments when the airy, empty church, more human somehow and more luxurious with the sun shewing off all its rich furnishings, seemed to have almost a habitable air, like the hall—all sculptured stone and painted glass—of some mediaeval mansion), you might see Mme.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Little or big, learn'd or unlearn'd, white or black, legal or illegal, sick or well, from the first inspiration down the windpipe to the last expiration out of it, all that a male or female does that is vigorous and benevolent and clean is so much sure profit to him or her in the unshakable order of the universe, and through the whole scope of it forever.
— from Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

I therefore give one hundred pounds sterling to my executors, to be by them ... paid over to the managers or directors of the free schools in my native town of Boston, to be by them ... put out to interest, and so continued at interest forever, which interest annually shall be laid out in silver medals, and given as honorary rewards annually by the directors of the said free schools belonging to the said town, in such manner as to the discretion of the selectmen of the said town shall seem meet." From an engraving by J. Thomson from the original picture by J. A. Duplessis.
— from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Sleep One thing a growing boy wants to be long on is sleep, and yet he is most apt to be careless about it.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

“Now, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” said the lady, as we entered a well-lit dining-room, upon the table of which a cold supper had been laid out, “I should very much like to ask you one or two plain questions, to which I beg that you will give a plain answer.”
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated by Arthur Conan Doyle

Beauty led one into strange situations; advice could never come amiss.
— from The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim

My concern was so great at being seen and left by Lord Orville in so strange a situation, that I should have been best pleased to have remained wholly silent during our ride home; but Sir Clement took care to prevent that.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

He wondered if she could possibly be lying, or if she really believed what she said.
— from The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Suddenly Nell sprang from Harry’s arms, and, with a bright look of inspiration, she ran to the very brink of the waters of the lake.
— from The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern) by Jules Verne

she had communicated Her father, who has but two children besides herself, being dotingly fond of her Her father, who has but two children, one besides herself, being doting fond of her Her father, who has but two children, one beside herself, being dotingly fond of her in a railing way told her I had seen her invisible beau in a rallying way ... in a rallying way told her that I had seen ... she thought but little of it she thought little of it my leaving you so abruptly, and of my not returning ... and not returning Now, sir, it is necessary for me farther to explain Now, sir, it is necessary farther to explain on reviewing the incidents which led to on reviewing the incidents which to
— from Alonzo and Melissa; Or, The Unfeeling Father: An American Tale by I. (Isaac) Mitchell

That the ash had not been hot they judged from the fact that it had nowise melted the snow, but lay on its surface.
— from Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee

VII. - Loans to Corporations, &c. - Colonial Govern- ment Securities - Inscribed Stocks and Bonds - List of Inscribed Stocks - Bonds and Coupons - Foreign Govern- ment Stocks - Caution in Investing - Railways - The Different Stocks and their Relative Values - The War- rants for Interest and Dividends - Indian Railway Stocks - American Railways - Foreign Railways - Banks - As an Investment - Colonial and Foreign Corporation Stocks - Canals and Docks - Gas - Electric Lighting, Telegraph and Telephone - Water Works - Breweries - Industrial Companies - Financial, Land and Investment Companies - Financial Trusts - Insurance Companies - Steamship Companies - Mines . .
— from Everybody's Guide to Money Matters With a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein by Cotton, William, F.S.A., of Exeter

The holes were several yards apart, and were disposed with a good deal of regularity, almost as if the town had been laid out in streets and avenues.
— from My Ántonia by Willa Cather

Biskaine and some three others lounged forward to stand behind the Basha, looking, on in some amusement, which was shared by him.
— from The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

[ Pg 119] Heimdall, who stood watching by the rainbow bridge, looked on in surprise as the Ruler of Asgard rushed swiftly by; and he would have sounded the usual alarm at the sight of the giant following, if Odin had not signalled to him to let the strange horse and rider go past.
— from Stories from Northern Myths by Emilie K. (Emilie Kip) Baker