Defeated in that, his enemies resorted to a more devious method; they began to lop away his friends.
— from The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE BRITISH AND INDIAN OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE KUT GARRISON WHO HAVE SUFFERED AND DIED IN CAPTIVITY THIS BOOK IS REVERENTLY DEDICATED INTRODUCTION T he experiences related in the following pages are simply the individual fortunes of a subaltern of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers who had his first taste of fighting at the battle of Ctesiphon, and was afterwards taken prisoner by the Turks with the rest of the Kut Garrison, ultimately succeeding in escaping from Asia Minor.
— from A Kut Prisoner by Harry Coghill Watson Bishop

In consequence of these debates in the House, Earl Russell at length found that it was a matter which could no longer be tampered with, and he himself appointed Mr. Palgrave to start for Abyssinia to endeavour to effect the release of the Consul and his companions in captivity.
— from The March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

As Riley disappeared into the house Eleanor rose and, drawing Alice's arm through her own, the two resumed their leisurely stroll about the garden.
— from The Lever: A Novel by William Dana Orcutt

The acute myocarditis may develop some fatty degeneration, and with this softening and weakening of the heart muscle acute dilatation readily occurs, which may be a cause of sudden death, or, if less serious, may be the cause of prolonged disability, if the heart ever recovers its original size and strength.
— from Disturbances of the Heart Discussion of the Treatment of the Heart in Its Various Disorders, With a Chapter on Blood Pressure by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

I equally doubt if they have even read the series of articles in one of the monthly [13] periodicals, which Postmaster General Hitchcock and his coterie of conspirators tried to stab in the back with that Senate “rider” on the postoffice appropriation bill.
— from Postal Riders and Raiders by W. H. Gantz

Old Hucks and his patient wife had not been so much "hired help" as a part of the Wegg establishment, and it was doubtful if they had ever received any wages.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Remember, my desire is, to have every respect shewn to his remains."
— from The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume 1 (of 3) by Henry Fuseli