Never, no, never once, in one unguarded moment from that time to the end, did any care for himself, any thought of his own comfort, any selfish consideration or regard distract his thoughts from the gentle object of his love.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

We know that Magnes , Quarter-Master of the Pyrate Ship, commanded the Men in this Boat that took us, and assumed the Authority of ordering her Provisions and Stores out, which being of different Kinds, we soon found, were seized and sent away under more particular Directions; for Main , as Boatswain of the Pyrate Ship, carried away two Cables, and several Coils of Rope, as what belonged to his Province, beating some of our own Men for not being brisk enough at working in the Robbery.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

Of course a side can only receive a single colour, and no side can be left uncoloured.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

I consider the consular convention as securing clearly our right to appoint consuls in the French colonies.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 3 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

We will now consider a second case of reflection.
— from The Popular Science Monthly, August, 1900 Vol. 57, May, 1900 to October, 1900 by Various

While I am reading I cannot help conducting a silent course of refutation against the author; silence is very appropriate here at Wittenberg, the old cradle of the Reformation.
— from Memoirs of the Duchesse De Dino (Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan), 1841-1850 by Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de

If the sentence of the court of admiralty is thought to be erroneous, there is in every maritime country a superior court of review. . . .''
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In telling our story to him, his attitude of mind, in demurring or assenting, will cause a sudden change or recoil on our part.
— from Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by S. S. (Samuel Silas) Curry

A complicated and severe code of regulations governs the markets.
— from A Terminal Market System: New York's Most Urgent Need Some Observations, Comments, and Comparisons of European Markets by Madeleine Black