At one time he delivered "a very interesting narration"; at another, "an eloquent extemporaneous address."
— from Nathan Hale by Jean Christie Root

"Your price is very small, good friend, it doth almost vanish into nothing; and methinks the land that reared you cannot be so unkind as you would have me think.
— from Dawn by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

There is no doubt that many of the hapless prisoners died of diseases contracted in the insanitary dungeons of Seville and Triana, for Olmedus, one of the sufferers, describes the dens as vile in 'nastiness and stench.'
— from The Story of Seville by Walter M. (Walter Matthew) Gallichan

A dozen times I made up my mind to speak to her on his behalf; but for one thing it was not my business, and for another I soon discovered that she was aware of my displeasure, and valued it not a jot.
— from Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley John Weyman