The avatár which is here spoken of, that in which, according to Indian traditions, Vishṇu descended [pg 525] and appeared upon earth in the corporeal form of Ráma, the hero of the Rámáyana, is the seventh in the series of Indian avatárs .
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

These were the things upon which her mind ran, and it was like meeting with opposition at every turn to find no one here to call forth or respond to her feelings.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

The Choiseul faction, or rather the head centre of it, said nothing; for them the thing was assured.
— from The Presentation by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

This was not one of those childish flashes of rudeness that had amused, annoyed and mystified her.
— from Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath

On the next morning my friend ordered the carriage for our return to Halle.
— from A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. Part 1 by George Müller

Although they had clay available, and although there are several Palæolithic clay figures on record, they had no pottery .
— from The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

338 Cyril was talking gaily, though Prescott concluded from one remark that he had not yet given a full account of his adventures.
— from Prescott of Saskatchewan by Harold Bindloss

Still, he will have our boy, and the love of my family, especially of my mother, to cheer him, and quiet communings with nature give him pleasure so simple and profound, that I hope he will make a new life for himself, in our unknown country, till changes favor our return to his own.
— from Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II by Margaret Fuller

The directive then outlines the broad strategy on which the intended invasion was to proceed and the parts that the various services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) were to play therein, and calls for oral reports to Hitler by the commanders-in-chief, closing as follows: “V.”—that is on Page 2—“I am expecting the reports of the commanders-in-chief on their further plans based on this letter of instructions.
— from Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 3 by Various

The soft air, the brilliant or fading colors of the wide landscape, the comfortable feeling of relationship to her surroundings all served to put good old Mercy into a most peaceful state.
— from Strangers and Wayfarers by Sarah Orne Jewett

In her absence of mind she must have been guilty of some carelessness, for on returning to her room, after dawdling for an hour over her meal in company with her aunt and sister, she was horrified to find that the note was missing.
— from Mildred at Roselands A Sequel to Mildred Keith by Martha Finley