I was very glad of this last Circumstance, because I could very conscientiously swear against him that he had enticed my Servant away, and was her Accomplice in robbing me: I procured a Warrant against him accordingly.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

Chamber , sb. chamber, MD; chambur , MD; schambyr , Voc.; chambre , C2, C3, PP; chombre , MD; chaumbre , MD, PP; chawmere , MD; chamer , Voc.; chalmer , S3.—AF. chambre ; Lat. camera .
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

of Aragon conquered Valencia, Cordova, Seville, and Murcia; and the rule of the Moors was now restricted to the present province of Granada, i.e. , the country about the Sierra Nevada and the sea coast from Almeria to Gibraltar.
— from The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole

634 , and then with silk ribbon, which must be wound tightly round it, and more particularly at the corners, very closely, so that it may be quite firm and not twist about when the netting is sewn in.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

Adj. believing &c. v.; certain, sure, assured, positive, cocksure, satisfied, confident, unhesitating, convinced, secure.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

As wreath of snow on mountain-breast Slides from the rock that gave it rest, Poor Ellen glided from her stay, And at the Monarch's feet she lay; No word her choking voice commands,— She showed the ring,—she clasped her hands.
— from The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott

“But come back quickly,” said Capitan Tiago to his daughter, when she asked his permission, “for you know that Padre Damaso, who has just arrived, will dine with us.” Then turning to Ibarra, who had become thoughtful, he said, “You dine with us also, you’ll be all alone in your house.” “I would with the greatest pleasure, but I have to be at home in case visitors come,” stammered the youth, as he avoided the gaze of Maria Clara.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

221 oferhelung f. covering, veiling, concealing , Sc 223 5 .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

She had never seen a sinner like this before; but instinctively she felt that when manhood is lost woman's time has come. " Voyons, chéri ," she said, "what is it all about?"
— from Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Hilary Trent

I have known amateurs who willingly paid twenty, fifty, or a hundred dollars, and even more, for a pair, or a trio, of what were considered very choice Shanghaes.
— from The History of the Hen Fever. A Humorous Record by Geo. P. (George Pickering) Burnham

Ducks, chickens, venison, camotes (sweet potatoes), peppers, beer, red wine—no one would have thought that but three-quarters of an hour before we had just gone through the same thing.
— from The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis De Witt Willcox

And, as he ran now, his fingers tore at his clothing, loosening his tie, unbuttoning coat, vest, collar, shirt, and undershirt.
— from The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

A second visit to England, in 1847, had enlarged his connection and correspondence with anti-slavery friends there, and in addition to his own contributions, very considerable sums of money were transmitted to him, especially through A.H. Richardson, for the benefit of the fugitives.
— from The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

Choice viands, carefully stored away, were brought to the light.
— from History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,) with special reference to the Bay Quinté by William Canniff

Emma McChesney came very close, so that her head, in the pert little close-fitting hat, rested on the boy's shoulder.
— from Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney by Edna Ferber