Demonassa the Lesbian, who had sworn to die a virgin, entered your bed during your sleep, and would have taken you by force if your two Lybian slaves had not put her naked into the street.
— from Ancient Manners; Also Known As Aphrodite by Pierre Louÿs

" "Really, I never did anything very exciting, you know," returned Mary.
— from Three Little Cousins by Amy Ella Blanchard

For her part she did her duty, mentioning to Mrs. Baxter that this was what she meant to do and that, whatever happened, she intended to be able, salvâ conscientiâ , to tell herself that she had done it; Mrs. Baxter approved, saying that this was what the second Mrs. Greening had done when her husband's sister's daughter, a very emancipated young woman as it seemed, had incomprehensibly flirted with the auctioneer's apprentice and had scouted Mrs. Greening's control; Mrs. Greening had told the girl's mother and sent the girl home, second class, under the care of the guard.
— from Quisanté by Anthony Hope

And so Shakespeare lets us see that, while idle dreams are vain enough, yet that for a man to be wholly without them, and to be destitute of ideas and visions, is to be poor indeed.
— from The Quiver 12/1899 by Anonymous

Others stepped in between you; fears, and jealousies, and doubts, and vanities, estranged you from her; but you did love her, even in my memory!”
— from The Chimes A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year out and a New Year In by Charles Dickens

Kennedy opened the door, disclosing a very excited young woman.
— from The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve