near the river the plain is cut by deep ravines in this plain and from one to nine miles from the river or any water, we saw the largest collection of the burrowing or barking squirrels that we had ever yet seen; we passed through a skirt of the territory of this community for about 7 miles.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Then as they in their drinking bade him welcome in a friendly manner, he made a present to them also of another of the skins; and so at length having drunk liberally the guards became completely intoxicated; and being overcome by sleep they went to bed on the spot where they had been drinking.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

"It's my first and last battle, old boy," said the latter, with intense gloom.
— from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane

"You'd hardly believe it, perhaps, unless you're familiar with savages, but these poor, misguided, ignorant creatures took me straight to their kind of joss place to present me to the blessed old black stone there.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

This striking image, being thrown in by the speaker in the midst of his proofs, enables him by one bold stroke to carry all mere logical objection before him.
— from On the Sublime by active 1st century Longinus

Know that the loudest roar of the million is not fame; that the wind bag, are ye mad enough to mount it, will burst, or be shot through with arrows, and your bones too {pg 220} shall act as scarecrows.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Yet it seems probable that a god, who loves man better than bird or beast, should take pleasure in conversing with those men who are remarkable for goodness, and not despise nor disdain to hold communion with the wise and righteous.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

The authors of the History of Sign-boards say (p. 124): “Hutton, in his Battle of Bosworth , says that ‘upon the death of Richard III., and consequent overthrow of the York Faction, all the sign-boards with white roses were pulled down, and none are to be found at the present day.’
— from The Trade Signs of Essex A popular account of the origin and meanings of the public houses & other signs by Miller Christy

The first volume of The Chautauquan is out of print, but the second volume, beginning with October, 1881, and closing with July, 1882, may be obtained by sending the price, $1.50.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, December 1882 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle by Chautauqua Institution

The fugitives were demented, babbling of black shapes that swept down out of the dark forest upon the little town in the small hours of the morning.
— from Hellhounds of the Cosmos by Clifford D. Simak

[Pg 314] Western Eskimo: the Long Bones Bones of both sides taken together Males Females Southwestern and midwestern groups [191] Seward Peninsula
— from Anthropological Survey in Alaska by Aleš Hrdlička

a is the body of the torpedo, somewhat similar to the Harvey, but narrower at the stern, and bevelled on both sides towards the bow; b is an iron frame placed in the bow, capable of being turned either to the right or left; c is the hole for the introduction of the fuze, and d is the loading hole; e is a rudder placed at the stern of the torpedo; f , f are levers, by pressure against which the torpedo may be fired mechanically, or electrically at will; these levers are connected to a block of wood fitted with stops to prevent them being pushed too far over; s and p are two towing ropes, one on each side of the torpedo, which pass from its stern through the point of the frame b , and thence to the vessel, these are also connected to the rudder e in such a manner that on either of the ropes s and p being tautened the rudder e is turned in the opposite direction; w is an electric cable, strong enough to bear the whole pressure of the torpedo when being towed right aft.
— from Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare Containing a Complete and Concise Account of the Rise and Progress of Submarine Warfare by Charles William Sleeman

about three o'clock in the afternoon, after a sumptuous breakfast presided over by the old mother with a new Cambrai cap on her head,—a breakfast at which, side by side with Parisian celebrities, prefects were present and deputies, all in full dress, with swords at their sides, mayors in their scarfs of office, honest curés cleanly shaven,—when Jansoulet, in black coat and white cravat, surrounded by his guests, went out upon the stoop and saw, framed in that magnificent landscape, amid flags and arches and ensigns, that swarm of heads, that sea of brilliant costumes rising tier above tier on the slopes and thronging the paths; here, grouped in a nosegay on the lawn, the prettiest girls of Arles, whose little white faces peeped sweetly forth from lace neckerchiefs; below, the farandole from Barbantane, its eight tambourines in a line, ready for the word, hand in hand, ribbons fluttering in the wind, hats over one ear, the red taillote about the loins; still lower, in the succession of terraces, the choral societies drawn up in line, all black beneath their bright-hued caps, the banner-bearer in advance, serious and resolved, with clenched teeth, holding aloft his carved staff; lower still, on an immense rond-point , black bulls in shackles, and Camargue gauchos on their little horses with long white manes, their leggings above their knees, brandishing their spears; and after them more flags and helmets and bayonets, reaching to the triumphal arch at the entrance; then, as far as the eye could see on the other side of the Rhone,—over which two gangs of workmen had just thrown a bridge of boats, so that they could drive from the station to Saint-Romans in a straight line,—was an immense crowd, whole villages pouring down from all the hills, overflowing on the Giffas road in a wilderness of noise and dust, seated on the edge of the ditches, swarming among the elms, piled upon wagons, a formidable living lane for the procession to pass through; and over it all a huge white sun whose arrows a capricious breeze sent in every direction, from the copper of a tambourine to the point of a spear and the fringe of a banner, while the mighty Rhone, high-spirited and free, bore away to the ocean the shifting tableaux of that royal fête.
— from The Nabob, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Alphonse Daudet

I therefore ask you to so contrive it that the casks be hidden in bales or boxes so that they seem to be anything but what they are.
— from Mr. Wicker's Window by Carley Dawson

Fernande, who had been silently watching him from behind the bunch of bluebells, saw the scowl which gradually gathered on his brow and chased away that strange rapt look and the sunny smile, which she had noted with such satisfaction every time that she contrived to catch a glimpse of his face.
— from A Sheaf of Bluebells by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness