When the king had well rested him at the abbey, he rode unto Camelot, and found his queen and his barons right glad of his coming.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

It is constructed on the principle just described, but differs in detail of construction from the Guardiola, and is able to dry its contents a few hours quicker.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

You’d marry her if you could and fill her quivering heart full with happiness.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

Videbimus enim paullo post quam indignis et servilibius ludibriis exagitati, quam ad humilem fortunam altimumque contemptum abjecti fuerint hi quondam potentissimi totius terrarum Orientalium orbis domini.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Owing to the 7th being quartered at Brighton some time, the Prince Regent became acquainted with young De Vere, and finding him suited to his mind in every way, he made strides in Royal favour, as well from the fact of his brother, the Earl, holding a high position at Court, as from his qualities corresponding with alas!
— from The Weird of the Wentworths: A Tale of George IV's Time, Vol. 2 by Johannes Scotus

We soon came across one of the creatures, and followed her quietly until she had reached a spot far above high-water mark, and then we turned her over on her back.
— from The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

Alan Warburton rises from his chair and faces his questioner.
— from Dangerous Ground; or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch

"I think the Colonel and Frisco had quarrelled by then, and Carr had told him to look after his own brat."
— from The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume

Muster your Wits, stand in your owne defence, Or hide your heads like Cowards, and flie hence Qu.
— from Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

At twelve he entered the University of Cambridge; at fifteen he quitted it, already disgusted with its pedantries and sophistries; at sixteen he rebelled against the authority of Aristotle, and took up his residence at Gray's Inn; the same year, 1576, he was sent to Paris in the suite of Sir Amias Paulet, ambassador to the court of France, and delighted the salons of the capital by his wit and profound inquiries; at nineteen he returned to England, having won golden opinions from the doctors of the French Sanhedrim, who saw in him a second Daniel; and in 1582 he was admitted as a barrister of Gray's Inn, and the following year composed an essay on the Instauration of Philosophy.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Reformation by John Lord

Soon after the termination of the various attacks, General Hugh Rose, [40] the British Commissioner at French head quarters, came to Lord Raglan with a message from General Pélissier, to ascertain his views on the situation.
— from Recollections of a Military Life by Adye, John, Sir

Thou art a ferryman, Phao, yet a freeman; possessing for riches content, and for honours quiet.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

The shade of Agamemnon weeps aloud with emotion and desire to clasp Ulysses: and Ulysses in vain attempts to console Achilles, for having quitted ‘the warm precincts of the cheerful day.’
— from Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 2 of 3 Olympus; or, the Religion of the Homeric Age by W. E. (William Ewart) Gladstone

The conversation arose from his quoting the lines: “The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven,” and I happened to know where the quotation came from.
— from The Puppet Show of Memory by Maurice Baring