She remains in a turret of the castle, but not as [13] a handmaiden of the duchess; her existence is not supposed to be known, though the childless wife of Duke Robert weeps in secret, over her wrongs.
— from Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Louisa Stuart Costello

Wishing to overcome the difficulties he encountered in Norway by means of the sword, he proposed to despatch his son Oscar at the head of an army, for the purpose of reducing the rebels, a proceeding which was strongly opposed by the Council of State.
— from Royalty in All Ages The Amusements, Eccentricities, Accomplishments, Superstitions and Frolics of the Kings and Queens of Europe by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer

How the dupe himself ended is not known.
— from The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1 by Philip Wharton

For several days he entered into no conversation about the matter, as he did not exactly know what to make of it.
— from The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. by William Makepeace Thayer

Can be made in a variety of ways—the design here exhibited is novel, and at the same time very useful.
— from A Complete Guide to the Ornamental Leather Work by James Revell

A new spirit seemed to possess him, and every day he embarked in new and daring undertakings.
— from The Jews of Barnow: Stories by Karl Emil Franzos

87 Espeio, A. de, his expedition into New Mexico, ii, 234 Examinations in learning, i, 125 Executions, i, 119 Extirpation of the natives of Hispaniola, ii, 218 Ezoulom, i, 51 Faxiuandono, ii, 298 Feather pictures of the Mexicans, ii, 229 Feria, J. de, ii, 268 Fernandina, ii, 10 Ferro, the water-distilling tree of, ii, 210 , 211 , note Fertility of China, i, 12 ; ii, 285 Festivals, i, 139 Fires, precautions against, i, 104 Fishing, xxiv , lxvi Fishing vessels, i, 151 Fontey, i, 74 Forster, J. Reinhold, his opinion concerning the site of Karakorum, xix Fruits of China, ii, 60 ; of Malacca, ii, 318 Fucheo, i, 27 Fuco, described by O. de Pordenone, xxiii Funeral rites on the death of an Emperor's wife, xxx Futey, i, 72
— from The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 2 (of 2) by Juan González de Mendoza

During his explorations in Northern Mexico, Lieutenant Couch first met with this species at Cadereita, Mexico, in April, occurring in abundance under the high banks of the stream which supplies the town with water.
— from A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 2 of 3 by Robert Ridgway

When Althea showed Waveney the improvements she and Doreen had effected in Number Ten, Cleveland Terrace, the girl could hardly believe her eyes.
— from Mollie's Prince: A Novel by Rosa Nouchette Carey