In summarising his conclusions, Mr. Punnett notes that:— (1) Among the Todas, males predominate greatly over females.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

Ever since I had been grown up, to the great sorrow of my father, the municipal architect, I had changed my position nine times, going from one department to another, but all the departments were as like each other as drops of water; I had to sit and write, listen to inane and rude remarks, and just wait until I was dismissed.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Mrs. Ribbes as is to be, she wants 'er Trousseau , yer know; an' then there's the Furnishin', an' the Licence, an' the Parson's Fees; an' then I 'ave to give 'er an' 'er Sister a bit o' Jool'ry a-piece; an' wot with one thing an' another—she's a 'eavy Woman, yer know, Thirteen Stun odd—well, I reckon she'll 'a corst me pretty near Two-an'-Eleven a Pound afore I git 'er 'Ome! " SMALL BY DEGREES.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 25, 1893 by Various

I feel sure that had I never spoken of marriage they would not have shown themselves so scrupulous as to forbid me from speaking to you; but I would have you know that, having loved you with a pure and honourable love, and wooed you for what I would fain defend against all others, I would rather die than change my purpose now to your dishonour.
— from The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 3 (of 5) by Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre

One more quotation, I think, will make clear my point, namely, that the nature-writer is not detached from himself and alone with his fact, [Pg 118] like the scientist, but is forever relating his tortoise to himself.
— from The Face of the Fields by Dallas Lore Sharp

P. 222, 223,) That it is a perverse opposition of Popery which causes many Protestants not to regard the benefits we receive by Angels.
— from The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 2 of 3) by Robert Calef

A double anxiety is his; first that his crops may prosper, next that his stock may flourish.
— from Hodge and His Masters by Richard Jefferies

She despised and hated him too much to engage in a correspondence with him of any kind, and therefore resolved, as it was certainly most prudent, not to let him have any thing under her hand, but when next she saw him to shew her resentment by such ways as occasion should permit.
— from The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Fowler Haywood

Again we walked and walked, passing through a wild region, Kiskatom Round Top continually most provokingly near, the road evidently leading due east, and sinking lower and lower toward the river.
— from The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 by Various

I was away out there on the barren plains where the grass curled and burned under the blazing sun, where foliage was scant, where the lonely cactus and prickly pear awaited the step of man to imbed itself and cause more pain, no trees 18 or flowers to whisper words of encouragement, no cheerful forest or shady dells, nothing at all to cause the deeper emotions of a queer nature to assert themselves.
— from Treading the Narrow Way by Robert Emmet Barrett