He could not voluntarily control his attention.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Her complexion had rather more of the lily than of the rose; but when exercise or modesty increased her natural colour, no vermilion could equal it.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

attach importance to, ascribe importance to, give importance to &c. n.; value, care for, set store upon, set store by; mark &c. 550; mark with a white stone, underline; write in italics, put in italics, print in italics, print in capitals, print in large letters, put in large type, put in letters.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

and in no hurry for me; and that being the case, you must be aware that my wish would be to remain with Lady Russell to the last: and besides what I felt on her account, I have really been so busy, have had so much to do, that I could not very conveniently have left Kellynch sooner.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

He knew that his artistic standard was the illusion of his own mind; that English disorder approached nearer to truth, if truth existed, than French measure or Italian line, or German logic; he read his Shakespeare as the Evangel of conservative Christian anarchy, neither very conservative nor very Christian, but stupendously anarchistic.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

86 Hinc apud Atheniensis magnae discordiae, in nostra re publica non solum seditiones, sed etiam pestifera bella civilia; quae gravis et fortis civis et in re publica dignus principatu fugiet atque oderit tradetque se totum rei publicae neque opes aut potentiam consectabitur totamque eam sic tuebitur, ut omnibus consulat; nec vero criminibus falsis in odium aut invidiam quemquam vocabit omninoque ita iustitiae honestatique adhaerescet, ut, dum ea conservet, quamvis graviter offendat mortemque oppetat potius quam deserat illa, quae dixi.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

But alas! 5 ——'tu stesso, ti fai grosso Col falso immaginar, sì che non vedi Ciò che vedresti, se l'avessi scosso.' Dante, Paradiso , Canto i. 1830. FOOTNOTES: [487:1] First published as the conclusion of On the Constitution of the Church and State , 1830, p. 227.
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 1 and 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In what blest regions furled thy gloomy pinions, Since from the cold North voices call to me: "Thou South, thou South!
— from Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2 by John Wilson Townsend

[1033] Jäger, A., Der Streit des Cardinals N. von Cusa mit dem Herzoge Sigmund von Oesterreich , 1861, 2 vols, (the struggle over Sonnenburg is in vol. 1).
— from Woman under Monasticism Chapters on Saint-Lore and Convent Life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500 by Lina Eckenstein

This she herself could not very clearly have told.
— from Witches Cove A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell

Not long afterwards a place of no little importance on the coast near Venice, called Marano, having returned under the dominion of the Venetians, was restored and fortified with promptitude and diligence under the direction of San Michele.
— from Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma by Giorgio Vasari

Among the latter we find, in the great majority of cases, no very characteristic hue; some are, however, more or less tinged with red, some are decidedly ruddy, and some are intensely red.
— from The Story of the Heavens by Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

But whether it proceeds from the peculiar disposition of the air, errour in diet, the laxity and waterishness of the meat, or some occult cause, no venomous creature living there to suck that which may be thought (in other countries) well distributed amongst reptilious animals, I shall not determine, though each of these circumstances may well conduce to its strength and vigour.
— from A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 2 (of 2) From the Extinction of Plague to the Present Time by Charles Creighton

"We are not likely to pass anything," replied Christopher, not very courteously, "laden as we are."
— from Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Elizabeth Rundle Charles

Apart from her early swim with Olga, and an undeniably languid stroll in the evening, she scarcely left the precincts of the cottage: No visitors came to her.
— from The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell