And the rumor of this new presence having spread itself whisperingly around, there arose at length from the whole company a buzz, or murmur, expressive of disapprobation and surprise—then, finally, of terror, of horror, and of disgust.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Now I saw in my dream, that at the end of this valley lay blood, bones, ashes, and mangled bodies of men, even of pilgrims that had gone this way formerly; and while I was musing what should be the reason, I espied a little before me a cave, where two giants, POPE and PAGAN, dwelt in old time; by whose power and tyranny the men whose bones, blood, and ashes, &c., lay there, were cruelly put to death.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by John Bunyan

He dresses you up in scarlet tights and one of the foulest false beards of my experience, and sends you off to fancy-dress balls.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

They gathered a whole basketful of mushrooms; even Lily found a birch mushroom.
— from Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

"I went to Bath that night in the full intention of breaking off my engagement to Mr. Troy.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

“I wish to surprise him.” “Ah!” ejaculated Basque once more, emitting his second “ah!” as an explanation of the first.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Marrow bones and cleavers; principal instruments in the band of rough music: these are generally performed on by butchers, on marriages, elections, riding skimmington, and other public or joyous occasions.
— from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

But friendship has been discussed in another book of mine, entitled "Laelius."
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

In me observe the Brahma of Mr. Emerson; not only Brahma himself, but also the sacred musical composition rehearsed by the faithful Hindoo.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

Many can resist the softest seductions of vice: many are proof against all the blandishments of mere enjoyment, come in what shape it will; but how few can stand firm against the assaults of clever irony, or hold fast to their convictions when assailed by the sharp shafts of witty depreciation.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

Mere boy as I was, my heart had been deeply moved by the beauty of Miss Ella Carlos, I often waited upon her all day without feeling the least fatigue; and at night my dreams were full of her.
— from Flora Lyndsay; or, Passages in an Eventful Life, Vol. II. by Susanna Moodie

With respect to sentimental stories, [105] and books of mere entertainment, we must remark, that they should be sparingly used, especially in the education of girls.
— from Practical Education, Volume I by Richard Lovell Edgeworth

Insignificant in itself, the result of the battle of Maida exerted an important influence over Europe.
— from History of the Scottish Regiments in the British Army by Archibald K. Murray

I sank back on my elbow, and slowly dragged the pipe stem over my lower lip into my mouth.
— from A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey

So at the present time no one knows just where old Ritson's grave is, only that within that vast enclosure where so many thousand souls sleep their last sleep the dust of the famous ballad-lover lies fast asleep in the bosom of mother earth.
— from The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Eugene Field

The places in which they were celebrated became marts of commerce like the mediæval fairs of Germany; and the vast assemblage of spectators favored that communication of news, and inventions, and improvements which has been produced by our modern exhibitions.
— from Ancient States and Empires For Colleges and Schools by John Lord

As her parents shortly after came to reside in England for the benefit of Mrs. Edgeworth's health, Maria spent her holidays with them.
— from Maria Edgeworth by Helen Zimmern