Mrs. Bemby was free and unembarrassed in her manner; Mr. Bemby unconcerned; but Ben evidently felt awkward, and was depending upon observation of the conduct of others for his table deportment.
— from Sea-gift: A Novel by Edwin W. (Edwin Wiley) Fuller

What makes the announcement “momentous,” however, is not the language used, as even more high-sounding phrases have been used before by eminent British statesmen of the position of Warren Hastings, Macaulay, Munroe, Metcalf and others, but the fact that the statement has been made by the Secretary of State for India, as representing the Crown and the Cabinet who, in their turn, are the constitutional representatives of the people of Great Britain and Ireland.
— from The Political Future of India by Lala Lajpat Rai

The commandant refused to recognize the arrangement but, upon batteries being erected, a breach was soon effected, and the garrison surrendered.
— from At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

The northern squadron of Asiatics came into the battle unnoted by Bert, except that the multitude of ships above seemed presently increased.
— from The War in the Air by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

568 Another set from Bristol Bay is said by its collector, Charles McKay, to be used by both Eskimo and Indians.
— from Fire-making Apparatus in the U. S. National Museum by Walter Hough

A direct appeal to Bennett she believed would not only be useless, but beyond even her heroic courage.
— from A Man's Woman by Frank Norris

"We were forced to quit the fort," said-Sir Roger, "leaving nothing behind us but bare earth.
— from PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete by John Lothrop Motley

If butter is to be used, butter balls, each representing a tablespoon, are a convenient and attractive way in which to serve it.
— from Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors by Maria Willett Howard