As a chivalrous Rajput, his braving all consequences when called upon to save the honour of a noble female of his race, he is without parallel.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

Captain Roberts having been insulted by one of the drunken Crew, (whose Name I have forgot,) he, in the Heat of his Passion killed the Fellow on the Spot, which was resented by a great many others, put particularly one Jones , a brisk active young Man, who died lately in the Marshalsea , and was his Mess-Mate.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

In the dregs of the city rabble he would find the society of congenial spirits.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

It was obvious that he had no social gifts, but these a man can do without; he had no eccentricity even, to take him out of the common run; he was just a good, dull, honest, plain man.
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

this Stream I call oak-tar-pon-er or Coal River has very steep banks on each side of it.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Then she went to call Helen, and found her on a high tower with the Trojan women crowding round her.
— from The Iliad by Homer

The complete absence of antiseptic treatment and the cupping roused his indignation, but he did not introduce any new system, being afraid of offending Andrey Yefimitch.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

On one of his journeys to New York he had bought a camlet cloak with a big cape, as affording the best protection for the long, cold rides he had to take.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

They are the only family to whom such an honour has been given, and a most curious result has happened.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

His own favourite blackbird had awakened him, and he lay for a long while listening to its mellow fluting, till his conscience reproached him for lying so long a-bed on such a morning.
— from Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

The jolly-boat won’t give us half the trouble to float that the raft will, for the deck forms an inclined plane with the water and we can run her in when we please.”
— from The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; Or, Cast Away on Kerguelen Land by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson

I answer,—Respect the child, respect him to the end, but also respect yourself....
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

I laid Monsieur Crapaud in the dust, after which we compounded, he for my purse, I for the animal; since when the poor beast and I have tramped it together, for I could not in conscience ride him.
— from By order of the company by Mary Johnston

Cethegus read; his features darkened.
— from A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Felix Dahn

Social functions accompanied by eating have altogether ceased and given way to more refined gatherings—æsthetic afternoon teas and elegant evening parties—at which the conversation reaches heights of brilliancy unheard of in the old carnivorous days.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 24, 1917 by Various

"Oh, a show with my Monkey in it, and your Rocking Horse, and Arnold's Tin Soldiers, and Mirabell's Lamb and Madeline's Candy Rabbit," Herbert replied.
— from The Story of a Monkey on a Stick by Laura Lee Hope

This mournful sound struck terror into the heart of the lonely watcher, who now, he confessed, regretted he had not accepted the offer of the monks to share his midnight surveillance.
— from The Sword Maker by Robert Barr