Ere he could recover from this agony of his spirits, the Princess Hippolita with a taper in her hand entered the oratory alone.
— from The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

But this cannot result from that loose indulgence which naturally pampers body and soul, weakening men's wills for facing danger and their bodies for work.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

But the game usually languished for the aforesaid reason—the dismal privacy which the earthen circle enforced, shutting out every appreciative passer's vision, every commendatory remark from outsiders—everything, except the sky; and to play at games in such circumstances was like acting to an empty house.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

Here it is, and you can read for yourself.”
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

We must cast round for another scent.”
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

Direct against which op'nd from beneath, Just o're the blissful seat of Paradise, A passage down to th' Earth, a passage wide, Wider by farr then that of after-times Over Mount Sion, and, though that were large, 530 Over the Promis'd Land to God so dear, By which, to visit oft those happy Tribes, On high behests his Angels to and fro Pass'd frequent, and his eye with choice regard From Paneas the fount of Jordans flood To Beersaba, where the Holy Land Borders on Aegypt and the Arabian shoare; So wide the op'ning seemd, where bounds were set To darkness, such as bound the Ocean wave.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

I can recall few fine, thoughtful poems, few noble works of art or any system of philosophy in which there is not evidence that dream-fantasies symbolize truths concealed by phenomena.
— from The World I Live In by Helen Keller

That would be certain ruin for Dönninghausen.
— from A Noble Name; or, Dönninghausen by Claire von Glümer

The "Qui tollis" is the nucleus of all Mozart's Glorias; he enunciates it simply enough through the chorus, relying for effect on the charm of rich and original harmonies, as bold in conception as they are clear and decided in rendering.
— from Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Otto Jahn

Barrent didn't know if these were natural or chemically reconstituted foods.
— from The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley

"Do you think I can read French novels and smoke mild Turkish until I am three-score-and-ten, Miss Talboys?"
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

No wonder that the Anti-Opium Society can raise fifty thousand pounds so easily, for the British public is a benevolent one, and will subscribe its gold readily where what they believe a proper object presents itself.
— from The Truth about Opium Being a Refutation of the Fallacies of the Anti-Opium Society and a Defence of the Indo-China Opium Trade by William H. Brereton

Luckily for Charlie’s plan, the cellar walls had been carelessly constructed, and in a corner he found a large-sized stone, that he could remove from its place in the foundation without disturbing the others.
— from The Cabin on the Prairie by C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson

As a sleep, I must think on my day, of my path as untrod, Or trodden in dreams, in a dreamland whose coasts are a doubt; Whose countries recede from my thoughts, as they grope round about, And vanish, and tell me not how.
— from Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Jean Ingelow

I had already established a certain reputation for eccentricity, coxcombry, and, to my great astonishment, also for talent; and my pride was satisfied with finding myself universally recherche, whilst I indulged my inclinations by rendering myself universally scarce.
— from Pelham — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron