He dedicated his sermons, delivered at a time of religious enthusiasm, to "youth at the crossroads," whom he had in mind throughout, in the hope that they might "be found worthy to lead back to the Lord hearts, which, through deception or by reason of stubbornness, have fallen away from Him."
— from Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles

The two leaders being of equal rank, and, most probably, either animated by political dislike, or by recollection of some feudal enmity, marched close up to each other, without yielding an inch to the right or the left; and neither showing the least purpose of giving way, they stopped for an instant, and then drew their swords.
— from The Abbot by Walter Scott

“Along the west shore, Monsieur; it is dangerous only by reason of storms.”
— from Beyond the Frontier: A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Randall Parrish

Almost as soon as his back was turned, the doors of both rooms opened softly, and Allan and Midwinter met in the passage.
— from Armadale by Wilkie Collins

It drops out by reason of some sudden change of base, and you do not mourn as you ought to do.
— from The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Basil L. (Basil Lanneau) Gildersleeve

“My lord duke, I desire you to know Nigel Olifaunt, Lord Glenvarloch, representative of one of the most ancient and powerful baronial houses in Scotland.—Lord Glenvarloch, I present you to his Grace the Duke of Buckingham, representative of Sir George Villiers, Knight of Brookesby, in the county of Leicester.”
— from The Fortunes of Nigel by Walter Scott

I have a sort of vague notion that it is on an island in the middle of the river, called the Isle of Dogs, or Barking Reach, or something like that.
— from Scally: The Story of a Perfect Gentleman by Ian Hay

Whatever happens, dear old boy, rain or shine, sun or moon, stars or any old thing like that"—he was growing incoherent—"I will never leave my typewriter, dear old thing.
— from Bones in London by Edgar Wallace

True, his soldiers have joined the rebels, but who can hold him responsible, and why should he expose himself to the danger of being refused obedience should he demand it of them?
— from Mohammed Ali and His House by L. (Luise) Mühlbach