It was modest enough, yet it had a certain distinction of cut, it looked expensive: twenty dollars was not cheap, to be sure, but as the placard announced, it had the air of being much more costly—even more costly than thirty dollars, which seemed fabulous.
— from The Dwelling Place of Light — Complete by Winston Churchill

We have been amused for a few years past at the domination of color in literature; every book title had a color word, as The Red Robe , Under the Red Lamp , A Study in Scarlet , The Red Badge of Courage , etc.
— from Child Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle

"Emma, the Bay of Choco is on the coast of Granada, which, although it is a district of Columbia, is large enough to be regarded with some attention, particularly as it is actually one of the three great divisions of Columbia."
— from The World of Waters Or, A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea by Osborne, David, Mrs. (Fanny)