She bent, she kissed his brow, she pressed Her darling to her troubled breast: “Firm in thy purpose, go,” she cried, “Go Ráma, and may bliss betide.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

The crowd grew restless; angry mutterings were to be heard on all sides.
— from West Wind Drift by George Barr McCutcheon

And on the river there floated boats of fresh flowers, the red dianthus and the campanula, golden rod and meadow-sweet.
— from Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James

But he could "get round"; and Muriel would teach him the rest.
— from The House by the River by A. P. (Alan Patrick) Herbert

The re-assembling of Parliament the 20th of January; letters from Colonial Governors, revenue and military officers, against the Colonists opposed to the Ministerial Policy and the Parliamentary Acts; the Ministry, supported by Parliament, determine upon continuing and strengthening the coercive policy against the Colonies.
— from The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 by Egerton Ryerson

The incident, or something in their murmured conversation, gave Rebecca and Maudie "the giggles."
— from Mother: A Story by Kathleen Thompson Norris

A cursory glance revealed a malignant abscess.
— from The Alberta Public School Speller Authorized by the Minister of Education for Alberta by Anonymous

RICE WITH CHICKEN GIBLETS Risotto alla Milanese II 1 lb.
— from Practical Italian Recipes for American Kitchens Sold to aid the Families of Italian Soldiers by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti

Perception is to a certain extent baffled by this manœuvre; gradations of distance and other space-determinations are made uncertain; the reproductive or associative processes, in short, decline; and, simultaneously with their diminution, the colors grow richer and more varied, and the contrasts of light and shade more marked.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 2 (of 2) by William James