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

I wish it was true; but, of course, I know it can't be, though a good many things would come up red, like sanfoin and scarlet clover and beetroots."
— from The Spinners by Eden Phillpotts

Although the social position of woman was thus improved, the character of the age and the sentiments of the Bible which I have already quoted made her status far inferior to her condition under Roman law so far as her legal rights were concerned.
— from A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Eugene A. (Eugene Arthur) Hecker

Another pleasing sight was the return of Lucille Carlisle, until recently Larry Semon’s leading lady.
— from Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 20, May, 1921 America's Magazine of Wit, Humor and Filosophy by Various

He had hardly time to hear this happen, before the dumb moaning, the inarticulate cry of fear which was all that the poor panic-stricken girl could utter, rose low, shuddering, and ceaseless, in the darkness—so close at his ear, that he fancied he could feel her breath palpitating quick and warm on his cheek.
— from Hide and Seek by Wilkie Collins

" We met Armitage coming up Red Lion Street.
— from A Girl Among the Anarchists by Isabel Meredith

auroit une grace admirable à tout ce qu'elle feroit, la quatriéme qu'elle danseroit parfaitement bien, la cinquiéme qu'elle chanteroit comme un Rossignol, & la sixiéme qu'elle joüeroit de toutes sortes d'instrumens dans la derniere perfection.
— from Popular Tales by Charles Perrault

"He chose us, rather, Lucy," said the father.
— from Story of Chester Lawrence Being the Completed Account of One who Played an Important Part in "Piney Ridge Cottage" by Nephi Anderson