Tess jumped up, but her visitor had knocked at the door, and she could hardly in reason run away.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

He concluded, therefore, that the whole was a fiction, and that Jones, of whom he had often from his correspondents heard the wildest character, had in reality run away from his father.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Nevertheless, one hundred and forty pounds, to which was added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect, enabled him to carry himself in right royal fashion.
— from The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Thirty days before the feast they chose a handsome young soldier, clad him in royal raiment, and allowed him thirty days of revelry, after which he was to sacrifice himself at the altar of Cronos.
— from Magic and Religion by Andrew Lang

“Well, I cannot help it,” replied Running Fox.
— from Running Fox by Elmer Russell Gregor

In feudal times Hazlewood was a fortified castle, having its regular retainers, &c. 3.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 by Various

and then he could hear it roll repeated along the slope of a rise.
— from The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss

"As to your question, my dear general," said Colonel Humphries in reply, "respecting the cause and origin of these commotions, I hardly find myself in condition to give a certain answer.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall

— Harbor Defenses at Charleston.—Fights in the Harbor.—Defenses of Savannah.—Mobile Harbor and Capture of its Defenses.—The System of Torpedoes adopted.—Statement of the Enemy.—Sub-terra Shells placed in James River.—How made.—Used in Charleston Harbor; in Roanoke River; in Mobile Harbor.—The Tecumseh, how destroyed.
— from The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2 by Jefferson Davis

He remained closely at his business, never went about spreeing, or losing his time, with the young men of his own age and standing, did not drive fast horses, but was always to be found at his post in his office, courteous, obliging, and prompt.’ When Sir John commenced his legal career, the country was full of revolution, and every county in Canada had its Radicals ready to take up muskets or pitchforks against the oppressor.
— from Pictures of Canadian Life: A Record of Actual Experiences by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

He clothes her in richer robes, but more transparent, places her upon a balcony, and, withdrawing a curtain, exhibits her beauty to the multitude in the street.
— from A Second Book of Operas by Henry Edward Krehbiel

And when the King had thus kept cattle for two years, Prester John sent for him, and treated him with honour, and clothed him in rich robes, and said to him: "Now Sir King, art thou satisfied that thou wast in no way a man to stand against me?"
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Rustichello of Pisa

Then he looked at the highly-coloured scripture pieces on the walls, in little black frames like common shaving-glasses, and saw how the Wise Men (with a strong family likeness among them) worshipped in a pink manger; and how the Prodigal Son came home in red rags to a purple father, and already feasted his imagination on a sea-green calf.
— from Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens