‘Can you row?’
— from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

347 The word Nile never occurs in the Hebrew Bible; but that river is called Yeor (river).
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

Mi perdonato , gentle master mine; I am in all affected as yourself; Glad that you thus continue your resolve To suck the sweets of sweet philosophy.
— from The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

can you remember what Hepsey told us, and call them poor, long-sufferin' creeters names?
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

Before he could be possibly set free the cardinal would be dead; and indeed, so convinced is he of this, that he entreated me, should I find your majesty disposed to act in this way, to do all I could to induce you to change your resolution.”
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

When men are no longer united amongst themselves by firm and lasting ties, it is impossible to obtain the cooperation of any great number of them, unless you can persuade every man whose concurrence you require that this private interest obliges him voluntarily to unite his exertions to the exertions of all the rest.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville

“I’ve considered you responsible for Douglas’s death for ten years.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

'I partly understand,' he replied; 'you mean that the ideas of science are superior to the hypothetical, metaphorical conceptions of geometry and the other arts or sciences, whichever is to be the name of them; and the latter conceptions you refuse to make subjects of pure intellect, because they have no first principle, although when resting on a first principle, they pass into the higher sphere.'
— from The Republic by Plato

[Pg i.245] † Jhesus Maria † King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself Regent of the realm of France,—you, Guillaume de la Poule, Earl of Sulford; Jehan, Sire de Talebot, and you Thomas, Sire d'Escales, who call yourselves Lieutenants of the said Duke of Bedfort, do right in the sight of the King of Heaven.
— from The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 by Anatole France

Even when you anchor in the bay, on this side of the Cape, you ride in fear and trembling, for you may be blown away from your anchor to sea or be driven on shore among the savages, before the men can well put on their clothing.
— from The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat

Colours: yellow, red, and green Miss Hart displayed unusual ability in choosing and combining the limited materials at the disposal of the quilt maker in a newly settled region.
— from Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster

I suggest to-day, as far as possible on Fast-Day, union meetings be held, made up of all shades of belief, including all who are interested in the welfare of our State, and that in your prayers and other devotions and in your mutual councils you remember and consider the problem of the condition of religion in the rural communities.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll