" They were now in the center of a real deserted square, an immense apartment ill-lit by a small lamp.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

It consists of a refuse deposit some 75 square yards in area.
— from The Topanga Culture: Final Report on Excavations, 1948 by Adan E. (Adan Eduardo) Treganza

We put on our kukhlankas and fur hoods at last; shook hands once more all around; and finally got out into the street;—Malchanski dragging Schwartz off to his sleigh singing the chorus of a Russian drinking song that ended in "Ras-to-chee'-tel-no! Vos-khe-tee'-tel-no! Oo-dee-vee'-tel-no!"
— from Tent Life in Siberia A New Account of an Old Undertaking; Adventures among the Koraks and Other Tribes In Kamchatka and Northern Asia by George Kennan

" "Peblis to the Play" is a description of the Festival as it was held in the day of the author; "a picture of rustic life and festivities, of the humorous and grotesque incidents of a mediaeval Feast Day in an old provincial town, the centre of a rural district," says Professor Veitch.
— from Highways and Byways in the Border Illustrated by Andrew Lang

In the direct center of the chamber on a raised dais stood the huge carved statue of a marble polar bear.
— from Queen of the Flaming Diamond by Leroy Yerxa

Our extract is in the form of the confession of a reckless, daring spirit, who being imprisoned for murder, commits suicide.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) by Various

It was not until June, 1776, that the representations of the Commander-in-chief could obtain a resolution, directing soldiers to be enlisted for three years, and offering a bounty of ten dollars to each recruit.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall

But in the choice of a residence, dear Shelley, pray be not too quick or attach yourself too much to one spot.
— from The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume 1 (of 2) by Marshall, Julian, Mrs.

I think that this section of the desert is fairly clear of any real danger, so far as prowling Bedouins are concerned, but there are other unpleasant neighbors—in the shape of snakes and scorpions—" "I am wearing riding boots," she interrupted.
— from The Wheel O' Fortune by Louis Tracy