The Office was cleared of all but ourselves and W. Hewer; but, however, the world did by the beginning see what it meant, and it will, I believe, come to high terms between us, which I am sorry for, to have any blemish laid upon me or mine, at this time, though never so unduly, for fear of giving occasion to my real discredit: and therefore I was not only all the rest of the morning vexed, but so went home to dinner, where my wife tells me of my Lord Orrery’s new play “Tryphon,” at the Duke of York’s house, which, however, I would see, and therefore put a bit of meat in our mouths, and went thither; where, with much ado, at half-past one, we got into a blind hole in the 18d.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

On November 3, as she lies on her bed, Helen exclaims, ‘A white cat hath been long upon me and drawn my breath, and hath left in my mouth and throat so filthy a smell that it doth poison me!’
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

Here do I sit and mould Men after mine own image— A race that may be like unto myself, To suffer, weep; to enjoy, and to rejoice; And, like myself, unheeding all of thee!
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

Leibnitz termed the world, when viewed in relation to the rational beings which it contains, and the moral relations in which they stand to each other, under the government of the Supreme Good, the kingdom of Grace, and distinguished it from the kingdom of Nature, in which these rational beings live, under moral laws, indeed, but expect no other consequences from their actions than such as follow according to the course of nature in the world of sense.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

Thence with mighty content homeward, and in my way at the Stockes did buy a couple of lobsters, and so home to dinner, where I find my wife and father had dined, and were going out to Hales’s to sit there, so Balty and I alone to dinner, and in the middle of my grace, praying for a blessing upon (these his good creatures), my mind fell upon my lobsters: upon which I cried, Odd zooks! and Balty looked upon me like a man at a losse what I meant, thinking at first that I meant only that I had said the grace after meat instead of
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

But let us make a wish at once.
— from The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

M. Gillenormand folded his arms; a gesture which with him was peculiarly imperious, and apostrophized Marius bitterly:— “Let us make an end of this.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

I begun to be sick; but lying upon my back I was presently well again, and did give him 5s.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

In the middle you shall build me a large hall with a dome, its four walls of massy gold and silver, each having six windows, whose lattices, all except one which is to be left unfinished, must be set with diamonds and rubies.
— from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Taking a yew stave having a dark red color and a layer of white sap wood about a quarter of an inch thick, covered with a thin maroon-colored bark, let us make a bow.
— from Hunting with the Bow & Arrow by Saxton T. (Saxton Temple) Pope

If Grace would but look upon me with your eyes, perhaps I might hope.
— from The Train Boy by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

Very slow was this progress; almost like a continual dream was that long column, moving, moving on—white in front, black behind—when seen winding over a hill, or, sometimes, the banners peering over the autumn foliage of some thicket, all composed to profound silence and tardy measured tread; while the chants rose and fell with the breeze, like unearthly music.
— from The Caged Lion by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Do I want (and I do if I am not a fool) an absolute and authoritative command to be laid upon my will; some one 'whose looks enjoin, whose lightest words are spells'?
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chapters I to XIV by Alexander Maclaren

“There’s no occasion,” said Lord Colambre; “I hope you don’t repent letting me have the horses, now you do know who I am?” “Oh! not at all, sure: I’m as glad as the best horse ever I crossed, that your honour is my lord—but I was only telling your honour, that you might not be looking upon me as a timesarver .”
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 06 by Maria Edgeworth

The day had been fixed, and yet it weighed but lightly upon me, being nothing more that what I had expected and prepared
— from Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by M. Y. Halidom

I have been laid up, more or less, since the war broke out with dyspepsia and gout, but now I am recovering.
— from The Right Honourable Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe P.C., D.C.L., F.R.S. A Biographical Sketch by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Thorpe