Now, the truth was, that in the interval which had elapsed since the dinner at Ralph Nickleby’s, Sir Mulberry Hawk had been furtively trying by every means in his power to discover whence Kate had so suddenly appeared, and whither she had disappeared.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

These all make the same demands as regards nutriment, soil, light, and other like conditions; as each species requires a certain amount of space and as there is scarcely ever sufficient nutriment for all the offspring, a struggle for food arises among the plants so soon as the space is occupied by the definite numbers of individuals
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

In one of the gaps of silence, somebody mentioned the dry and rather nasty subject of human anatomy; whereupon good Mrs. Threadgall straightway brought in her late husband as usual, without mentioning that he was dead.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

In 1851 the postage was reduced to three cents when it was prepaid, and the law provided that the diminution of income should not discontinue any route, neither should it affect the establishment of new routes, and for the first time in the history of our Government the idea of productiveness was abandoned.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll

"She'll do all right now," said a frank voice above, and, looking up, North discerned the round arms, blue eyes, and white teeth of the daughter at the window.
— from Drift from Two Shores by Bret Harte

Apparently “Rotuna” was in some way identified in Italy with Britain, or natione Britto , for according to Thomas an inscription was discovered at Rome, near Santa Maria Rotuna , bearing in strange alphabetical characters Natione Britto , somewhat analogous at first sight to Hebrew, Greek, or Phœnician letters.
— from Archaic England An Essay in Deciphering Prehistory from Megalithic Monuments, Earthworks, Customs, Coins, Place-names, and Faerie Superstitions by Harold Bayley

Thomas Leyis, with a great number of other witches, 'came to the Market and Fish Cross of Aberdeen, under the conduct and guiding of the Devil present with you, all in company, playing before you on his kind of instruments: Ye all danced about both the said crosses, and the meal market, a long space of time; in the which Devil's dance, thou the said Thomas was foremost and led the ring, and dang the said Kathren Mitchell, because she spoiled your dance, and ran not so fast about as the rest.
— from The Witch-cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology by Margaret Alice Murray

He said that close by a grove of pine trees, which he would soon pass on his way down the slope, there dwelt a robber named Sinis, who was very cruel to strangers.
— from Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin

It disappeared, and Rob never seemed to care, only chuckled, when it was mentioned, and told his father, “To wait and see,” for the fun of the whole thing was to surprise Father Bhaer at the end, and not let him know a bit about what was to happen.
— from Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

Only the other day, in the course of my study of various Bahá’í documents, I came, as if by mere chance, across a very important message from our beloved ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, bearing no date, and revealing no sign as to exactly where, how and to whom it was given, written in the Master’s own handwriting upon a leaflet that seemed ordinary and ill-preserved in appearance but which on close study proved of the profoundest interest to all believers in the East as well as in the West.
— from Bahá'í Administration by Effendi Shoghi

It would be years—many years—ere by his farm he could hope to obtain such results; and ere that his children's youth would be passed—their lot in life decided, and riches not so precious; and again he felt that he could toil as man never yet had toiled, to bestow wealth on his children.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.—February, 1851.—Vol. II. by Various

The Old Testament, is, therefore, in an eminent degree documentary —a record not simply of opinions, but rather of actions and institutions.
— from Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows