Jolu swore and then Vanessa cut loose in Korean, something she only did when she was really, really angry.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

But he answered: "It is even so, it was spoken of as a matter for two, but—" The Chief laughed: "I know, Sahib; thou art pleasing to me.
— from Caste by William Alexander Fraser

The silvery shoals of fish no longer come so near the shore as they used in the olden time, for then the kirk bell of St. Monan’s had its tongue tied when the ‘draive’ was off the coast, lest its knell should frighten away the shining myriads of the deep.
— from Penelope's Experiences in Scotland Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

No one could look into Kosinski's steady grey eyes and earnest face, pale with the inward fire of enthusiasm, and not feel conscious of standing face to face with one of those rare natures who have dedicated themselves, body and soul, to the service of an ideal.
— from A Girl Among the Anarchists by Isabel Meredith

Throwing together the houses, towers and churches she said to Lippo, "Come, Lippo, I know something amusing we can do which will please mama, too.
— from Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys by Johanna Spyri

The silvery shoals of fish no longer come so near the shore as they used in the olden time, for then the kirk bell of St. Monan's had its tongue tied when the "draive" was off the coast, lest its knell should frighten away the shining myriads of the deep.
— from Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin