"Laid his hands upon him, and gave him his Charge," designing and rendring certain, who it was they were to obey in war.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Hetty thought this was going to be the most miserable day she had had for a long while, a moment of chill daylight and reality came across her dream: Arthur, who had seemed so near to her only a few hours before, was separated from her, as the hero of a great procession is separated from a small outsider in the crowd.
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot

Though, as I said, the executive and federative power of every community be really distinct in themselves, yet they are hardly to be separated, and placed at the same time, in the hands of distinct persons: for both of them requiring the force of the society for their exercise, it is almost impracticable to place the force of the commonwealth in distinct, and not subordinate hands; or that the executive and federative power should be placed in persons, that might act separately, whereby the force of the public would be under different commands: which would be apt some time or other to cause disorder and ruin. CHAPTER.
— from Second Treatise of Government by John Locke

I will tip you the proper person, which may be necessary, as you do not know the town, nor can distinguish a rum cull from a queer one.”
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

And promptly as the United States mail could deliver and return, came Singletree, Darnley & Co.’s check for five thousand dollars.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

Through costly-coloured glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

The convertis pretended to have been impressed by the exhortations of some excellent preacher, and made a public profession of faith; they afterwards stationed themselves at church doors, as recently converted Catholics, and in this way received liberal contributions.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

The formidable roar as of multitudes fighting, chains dragging, and rocks crashing, came from that direction, announcing to our voyagers that they were approaching their destination.
— from The Marquis of Peñalta (Marta y María): A Realistic Social Novel by Armando Palacio Valdés

Would anybody believe that gloves, button-holes, stalls at the Diadem, cigars, dinners at Richmond, could run up to such a sum?
— from Leslie's Loyalty by Charles Garvice

Consommé garnished with carrots cut in half moon shape and boiled in consommé, small chicken dumplings and royal custard also cut in half moon shape.
— from The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler

What need of carpentry where a few bamboos, cut down at random, can be fastened together with thongs into a comfortable chair?
— from Science in Arcady by Grant Allen

He could foresee a month beforehand that on a certain day a Royal concert would make the House empty, and would generously give that day to a less observant adversary.
— from The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope

This being so, here must needs be war; and since the war is not carnal but spiritual, it must be made by way of controversy, contention, disputation, argument, reasonings, &c. which were the effect of opposite apprehensions, fitly set out in this house of the forest of Lebanon, for that there was 'light against light,' 'sight against sight,' in three ranks.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan

The evening was clear, dry, and remarkably cold by comparison with the daytime weather.
— from Two on a Tower by Thomas Hardy

She complied, and I was soon in possession of the following facts and fancies:— Violet Dalston and her sister Emily had lived for several years in close and somewhat straitened retirement with their father, Captain Dalston, at Rock Cottage, on the outskirts of a village about six miles distant from Leeds, when Captain Dalston, who was an enthusiastic angler, introduced to his home a gentleman about twenty-five years of age, of handsome exterior and gentlemanly manners, with whom congeniality of tastes and pursuits had made him acquainted.
— from The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Samuel Warren