PARLEMENT, patriotic, against Taxation, remonstrates, at Versailles, arrested, origin of, nature of, corrupt, at Troyes, yields, Royal Session in, how to be tamed, oath and declaration of, firmness of, scene in, and dismissal of, reinstated, unpopular, summons Dr. Guillotin, abolished. PARLEMENTS, Provincial, adhere to Paris, rebellious, exiled, grand deputations of, reinstated, abolished.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

Even political principle must have been in danger of relaxation under such circumstances; and the violin, faithful to rotten boroughs, must have been tempted to fraternize in a demoralizing way with a reforming violoncello.
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

Death of Rāna Udai Singh.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

Sir Philip exclaimed, with a good deal of rather unpleasant surprise; "why should I do that, Jack?
— from The Maid of Sker by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

“This piece I send to you, together with its original owner, who, at the beginning of my digging operations, ran up suddenly, shut the door in my face, and hung on to it like grim death when I tried to reopen it.
— from Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature by J. G. (John George) Wood

Schwarzenberg had been temporarily checked by a division of Russians under Sacken, and was no longer a factor in the problem.
— from The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 3 (of 4) by William Milligan Sloane

“I'll see you to-morrow,” he faltered once more, and watched her as she went through the darkened outer room until she gained the lighted hallway beyond and disappeared.
— from The Dwelling Place of Light — Complete by Winston Churchill

"I'll see you to-morrow," he faltered once more, and watched her as she went through the darkened outer room until she gained the lighted hallway beyond and disappeared.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill

Opening the library door with a little bang and a good deal of reckless unconsciousness, she finds herself in Mr. Amherst's presence.
— from Molly Bawn by Duchess

From them I learnt the state of the country, which was now in friendship with the Dutch, or rather under subjection; and that they would willingly trade with me, if I could procure permission from the Hollanders.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr

Harrington and Quarrier were after him, horse, foot, and dragoons; Harrington had even taken a house at Seabright in order to be near in person; and Quarrier's move from Long Island to Shotover House was not as flippant as it might appear, for he had his private car there and a locomotive at Black Fells Crossing station, and he was within striking distance of Rochester, Utica, Syracuse, and Albany.
— from The Fighting Chance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Gilda said, during one of those intervals, when a pièce de résistance , which is to follow, has justified a delay: “Oh, Raife, uncle said to-day—” With a gesture of impatience he interrupted: “Don’t tell me what your uncle said.
— from The Broken Thread by William Le Queux