He then cried as loud as he could, but no one heard him; the snow drifted and the sledge flew on, and sometimes it gave a jerk as though they were driving over hedges and ditches.
— from Andersen's Fairy Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

I sat down opposite him and drank, and out of politeness, I offered him a glass.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Had he any people dependent on him?" asked Dorian, looking bored.
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

It is a fair day for the sons of earth and life—ah, more fair for the daughters of heaven and death!”
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

The mortality at Rome by disease was not less than that of the allies by the sword (of the enemy); the only surviving consul dies; other eminent characters also died, Marcus Valerius, Titus Virginius Rutilus, the augurs; Servius Sulpicius, principal curio; and through persons of inferior note the virulence of the disease spread extensively: and the senate, destitute of human aid, directed the people's attention to the gods and to prayers; they were ordered to go to supplicate with their wives and children, and earnestly to implore the protection of heaven.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

Filling his pockets and his pocket-book, Bugrov thrust the securities into the table drawer, and, drinking off half a decanter full of water, dashed out into the street.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

It is, therefore, to be regarded as a confession of inferiority—as the lowering of the flag, by which, in this particular instance, right and superiority are conceded to the enemy, and this degree of humiliation and disgrace, which, however, must be distinguished from all the other moral consequences of the loss of equilibrium, is an essential part of the victory.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

They shared, however, in the universal decline of Hellenic activity during the Macedonian period ( B.C. 359 to about B.C. 285), and Polybius complains that they were systematically depressed by the intrigues of Sparta and Macedonia; both which powers took care to prevent any Achaean of promising ability from attaining influence in the Peloponnese.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

T. B. had no misgivings so far as this story was concerned; he accepted it as adding only another obstacle to the difficulties of his already difficult task.
— from The Secret House by Edgar Wallace

He come up to de old house and de front gate am offen de hinges and de grass high as he head, and de blinds all hangin' sideways and rattle with de wind.
— from Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

As soon as luncheon had been finished, and after Darrin had conferred with the dock officer, he and Dan went ashore.
— from Dave Darrin and the German Submarines Or, Making a Clean-up of the Hun Sea Monsters by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

{214} Never pour boiling, or very hot water into it—it is not designed to withstand such a degree of heat, and do not let grease, in any form, come in contact with it, as grease decomposes rubber.
— from The Royal Road to Health; or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs by Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) Tyrrell

The maiden replied that her name was Búgan, that she was the daughter of Hinumbían and Dakáue, and that she belonged to the sky region of Luktág.
— from Origin Myths among the Mountain Peoples of the Philippines by H. Otley (Henry Otley) Beyer

All the bourgeois can have a great deal of heart and delicacy, be full of the best sentiments and the greatest virtues, without becoming for all that, artists.
— from The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by George Sand

It appears that the Bergmönch was formerly a burgomaster or director, who took such delight in mining that, when at the point of death, he prayed that instead of resting in heaven, he might wander about till the last day, over hill and dale, in pits and shafts, and superintend the mining.
— from The Ghost World by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer

It remains to be stated, to complete the outline of the life of Henry Cecil, that he was created a marquis, that he married for his third wife the Dowager-Duchess of Hamilton, and died in the year 1804.
— from Literary Byways by William Andrews