His gifts were all products from his establishment, to wit: six boxes of jujubes, a whole jar of racahout, three cakes of marshmallow paste, and six sticks of sugar-candy into the bargain that he had come across in a cupboard.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

—Of course, one must possess a suitable soil to plant the more beautiful varieties in any quantity; nevertheless, the common R. ponticum and hybrid seedlings, of which there are now fortunately a great variety, will succeed in nearly all soils free from lime.
— from Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by E. T. (Ernest Thomas) Cook

“I wish I were in my bed alone and crying on my pillow;” and she squeezed my hand and ran back to her lovers.
— from The Chaplain of the Fleet by James Rice

Thus it happens that some fine morning the doctor, when he leaves the chamber of madame, who has been in bed for a fortnight, is induced by her to say to you: “I do not say that the condition of madame presents any serious symptoms; but this constant drowsiness, this general listlessness, and her natural tendency to a spinal affection demand great care.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

He replaced the paper in the envelope, which was addressed Philip Pennycomequick, care of Messrs. Pinch and Squeeze, Solicitors, Nottingham.
— from The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould