Por la mente del ingeniero pasó como un rayo la idea de que existía el Demonio; pero entonces el Demonio era él.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

He also gave corn to all such as wanted it, and conferred upon Rhodes large sums of money for building ships; and this he did in many places, and frequently also.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

Other case forms are found in inscriptions as follows: N. -os , -om , with o retained ( 107, c ): FILIOS , TRIBVNOS ; POCOLOM ; in proper names -o ( 66 ): CORNELIO ; -u , rare: LECTV ; -is , or -i , for -ius ( 135, 2 ): CAECILIS ; CLAVDI ; neuter -o ( 61 ): POCOLO .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

The House, I hear, have this day concluded upon raising L100,000 of the L300,000 by wine, and the rest by a poll-[tax], and have resolved to excuse the Church, in expectation that they will do the more of themselves at this juncture; and I do hear that Sir W. Coventry did make a speech in behalf of the Clergy. 18th.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

¡Oye!—contestó como un rayo la parte contraria.... 20 —¡Ya!
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

recognize, recollect, bethink oneself, recall, call up, retrace; look back, trace back, trace backwards; think back, look back upon; review; call upon, recall upon, bring to mind, bring to remembrance; carry one's thoughts back; rake up the past.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

In the evening I called upon Rev. L. W. Day and had a chat with him about Ashtabula.
— from Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the Journey by Willard W. Glazier

The transport drove through the empty seas with heavy, clumsy upheavals, rolling like a buoy.
— from The Lion and the Unicorn by Richard Harding Davis

She was coming up rapidly, land was a long way off, and it would be many hours before darkness came to their aid.
— from Marcy the Blockade Runner by Harry Castlemon

Let me say, in this connection, in explanation not apology, for my running commentary upon receipts like the above, that it is made—the commentary, I mean, “with a purpose.”
— from Breakfast, Luncheon and Tea by Marion Harland

"I suppose he was very much cut up?" remarked Lady Chesney.
— from Nell, of Shorne Mills; or, One Heart's Burden by Charles Garvice

The tribe was not converted until relatively late, 41 converts being taken to San Jose between 1821 and 1824.
— from The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Sherburne Friend Cook

Famines, attempted revolutions and conspiracies, unjust repressive laws, and all sorts of calamities are said to have ruined and depopulated the country until the wars arose which resulted in our coming here.
— from New Amazonia: A Foretaste of the Future by Corbett, George, Mrs.

The Brothers and Sisters are so friendly and cheery with one another; there is neither gossip nor hard words; there is pleasant work, and your thoughts seem to be all so concentrated upon right living that it is like heaven below, only I feel that the cross is there, bravely as you all bear it."
— from Susanna and Sue by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin