His garments were splashed with mud, as if he had come a long distance over rough roads.
— from The Bondboy by George W. (George Washington) Ogden

The General Confederation of Labor consists of National Federations of industries and trades, [180] of National Syndicats, of isolated single syndicats (in that case only if there is no national or regional federation of the trade, or if the federation does not adhere to the Confederation), and of Bourses du Travail , considered as local, departmental or regional central unions.
— from Syndicalism in France by Lewis L. (Lewis Levitzki) Lorwin

Neil closed his book and leaned back in his chair, a little disk of red in each cheek.
— from Behind the Line: A Story of College Life and Football by Ralph Henry Barbour

A little willow rocking chair, A little dress of richest hue, A little pair of gaiters blue.
— from Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole

The Inflammation of the Womb is discoverable by Pains in all the lower Parts of the Belly; by a Tension or Tightness of the whole; by a sensible Increase of Pain upon touching it; a kind of red Stain or Spot, that mounts to the Middle of the Belly, as high as the Navel; which Spot, as the Disease increases, turns black, and then is always a mortal Symptom; by a very extraordinary Degree of Weakness; an astonishing Change of Countenance; a light Delirium or Raving; a continual Fever with a weak and hard Pulse; sometimes incessant Vomitings; a frequent Hiccup; a moderate Discharge of a reddish, stinking, sharp Water; frequent Urgings to go to Stool; a burning kind of Heat of Urine; and sometimes an entire Suppression of it.
— from Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) Tissot

The jail baked in the sunlight, silent as a brick tomb, which indeed it somewhat resembled; and on the wide portico of the courthouse a loafer dog of remote hound antecedents alternately napped and roused to snap at the buzzing flies.
— from Back Home: Being the Narrative of Judge Priest and His People by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

Gentlemen will easily see that they might have made an elaborate report, containing a long detail of reasons to establish a favorite conclusion; and a slight knowledge of the forms of business will show, that they might have placed that report at length on your journals.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16) by United States. Congress

"This is going to agitate my heart," interposed Simon Jefferson, as there came a louder dash of rain against the windows.
— from Fran by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis