side of the river, the country equally level and beautiful) on the opposite side; at the distance of 8 mes. passed a small stream on which I observed a considerable quantity of aspin.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

There were more slaves at Chios than in any one other city except Lacedaemon, and being also by reason of their numbers punished more rigorously when they offended, most of them, when they saw the Athenian armament firmly established in the island with a fortified position, immediately deserted to the enemy, and through their knowledge of the country did the greatest mischief.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

Mas como el león audaz But like an audacious lion y cauteloso
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

Very tall and slender and sinewy; swarthy skin, black, close-cropped hair, intensely black stubbed beard, behind and amidst which his white teeth, constantly exposed like a bull-dog’s, shine like a battery behind a bristling chevaux de frise .
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, October 1884, No. 1 by Chautauqua Institution

The strength of the Church lay in the presence of lay members in her courts, [120] to which there came earls, lords, and barons, and commissioners from provinces and universities.
— from The Scottish Parliament Before the Union of the Crowns by Robert S. (Robert Sangster) Rait

His nerve was gone, his courage exhausted like a breath.
— from The Financier: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

I covered 'em like a blanket."
— from The World for Sale, Volume 2. by Gilbert Parker

Other common evil laughs are BYaa-hahah and pchtkwaaahahahaha.
— from The Real Cyberpunk Fakebook by R. U. Sirius

Dear soul, be strong; Mercy will come ere long, And bring her bosom full of blessings, Flowers of never-fading graces, To make immortal dressings For worthy souls, whose wise embraces Store up themselves for Him who is alone The Spouse of virgins, and the Virgin’s Son.
— from The Flower of the Mind by Alice Meynell

There were all sorts of entertainments to which he must go with Amy—rides, coaching expeditions, luncheons, afternoon bridge parties, week-end visits.
— from Light-Fingered Gentry by David Graham Phillips

Daguerreotypes by Brady—Engraved by D’Avignon, with Biographical Notices by C. Edwards Lester, assisted by other literary men.
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 6, June 1850 by Various