For, to speak the truth, until of late years, that the heads of all the people have been set agog with politics, no better business than my own could an honest citizen of Rotterdam either desire or deserve.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe

Of twenty cases on record, eight died, and two required amputation.
— from A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell

“The Chronicle of Rochester” even displays on its margin pictorial illustrations of these horrors.
— from The Life and Reign of Edward I. by Robert Benton Seeley

Do not allow the birds to stand out in the cold or rains, especially during the molting season.
— from The Veterinarian by Charles James Korinek

Indeed, it was used by goldsmiths for the models for their craft, as being less liable to injury than wax, yet capable of receiving equally delicate treatment; and Benvenuto Cellini modelled the celebrated "button," with "that magnificent big diamond" in the middle, for the cope of Pope Clement, with all its intricate detail, in this material.
— from Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society

“And so you have permission to help yourself to a cluster of roses every day.
— from Kitty of the Roses by Ralph Henry Barbour

the hoar And aëry Alps towards the North appeared Through mist, an heaven-sustaining bulwark reared Between the East and West; and half the sky Was roofed with clouds of rich emblazonry Dark purple at the zenith, which still grew Down the steep West into a wondrous hue Brighter than burning gold, even to the rent Where the swift sun yet paused in his descent
— from A Wanderer in Venice by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas