The correction was probably made by Polo himself; it is certainly of very early date.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

The latter often worked zealously, with the old non-commissioned officer’s usual devotion to duty; but he seldom received any [7] guidance from a military superior, since the police inspector, an officer, could only visit each district from time to time.
— from My Reminiscences of East Africa by General von (Paul Emil) Lettow-Vorbeck

In London I saw Lucien Bonaparte make Lady Aldborough introduce him to the Duke of Wellington, and at the Congress of Vienna Eugène de Beauharnais sang to oblige the company.
— from Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino (Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan), 1831-1835 by Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de

For a moment there was silence, then a chorus of voices exclaimed: “Did you marry the Queen?”
— from Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks by Charles Felton Pidgin

The dinner consisted of various Eastern dishes, on all of which the old gentleman looked with an approving eye, because each dish gave the impression of being a hash of something unfinished the day before.
— from Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie

Round the Corner ROUND THE CORNER On veut essayer de peindre à la postérité, non les actions d’un seul homme, mais l’esprit des hommes dans le siècle le plus éclairé qui fut jamais.
— from Round the Corner Being the Life and Death of Francis Christopher Folyat, Bachelor of Divinity, and Father of a Large Family by Gilbert Cannan

Le tout a du être surmonté d'un heaume, car on voit encore de chaque coté de l'écu des lignes courbes multiples, qui doivent nécessairement représenter les lambrequins; sur le côte gauche, un bout de banderolle, mais l' artiste a dû abandonner sa première idée, car le haut de la banderolle se perd dans les lignes du lambrequin.
— from Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

By such operations the church obtained very extensive domains in exchange for objects of trifling value, or for very inadequate sums of money.
— from Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger

Since the law governing this type of instrument is the law of current squares, it follows that in the case of voltmeters, equally divided scales cannot be obtained.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 07 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

So, you see, he has a congress of vases, en desire-t-il mieux ?
— from The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Maria Edgeworth

A chorus of voices expressed dissent from this opinion.
— from The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico by Mayne Reid