A doctor, and not know such trifles!
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

“I hate destroying anything needlessly,” Kennon said.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

Deep and narrow kerb should be bedded on good clean river gravel, and beaten into its place with hard blows from a heavy wooden setting maul or beetle weighing not less than 50 lbs.
— from The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook by H. Percy (Henry Percy) Boulnois

The ancient dwelling and the garden drear At night know something more: Without her foreign dress Or blazing gems, this woman stealeth near
— from Poems by Elizabeth Stoddard

"( a ) An Israelite has to pay a tax of three kopecs, besides the usual tax, upon each pound of beef or veal lawfully prepared for his use; fifteen kopecs silver for a turkey, five kopecs silver for a fowl, eight kopecs silver for a duck, and nine kopecs silver for a goose.
— from Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 1 (of 2) Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883 by Montefiore, Judith Cohen, Lady

No brilliant sallies of wit spoken by her on any occasion have come down to us, but we know that at Valley Forge she worked day and night knitting socks, patching garments and making shirts for the loyal band of winter patriots who stood by their [pg 222] leader and their cause in the darkest hour of the Revolution.
— from George Washington: Farmer Being an Account of His Home Life and Agricultural Activities by Paul Leland Haworth