'And now the morrow was rising in the early east, and the dewy darkness rolled away from the sky by Dawn, when sudden out of the forest advances a human shape strange and unknown, worn with uttermost hunger and pitiably attired, and stretches entreating hands towards the shore.
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

There were also several distiches running as follows: Thy self-esteem for kindly gentleness is but a fancy vain!
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

it will inevitably 4 achieve the desired result, and fill the spare columns of the papers with letters for weeks to come.
— from Modern marriage and how to bear it by Maud Churton Braby

“Some of them followed their lovers unknown,” pursued Don Rafaele; “and, for their sakes, did bear with great troubles, with fatigues, watchings, dangers, and divers singular hardships.
— from Hildebrand; or, The Days of Queen Elizabeth, An Historic Romance, Vol. 3 of 3 by Anonymous

At the tail of the column rises a cloud of dust and here and there along the line you can make out a little wreath of dust rising apparently from the surface of the mirroring water.
— from In Mesopotamia by Maurice Nicoll

In case of the failure to qualify in his office, death, resignation, absence from the State, impeachment, conviction of felony, or infamous misdemeanor, or disqualification from any cause, of both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the duties of the Governor shall devolve on the President of the Senate pro tem. , until such disqualification of either the Governor or Lieutenant Governor be removed, or the vacancy be filled; and if the President of the Senate, for any of the above named causes, shall become incapable of performing the duties of Governor, the same shall devolve upon the Speaker of the House.
— from The Legislative Manual, of the State of Colorado Comprising the History of Colorado, Annals of the Legislature, Manual of Customs, Precedents and Forms, Rules of Parliamentary Parliamentary Practice, and the Constitutions of the United States and the History of Colorado, Annals of the Legislature, Manual of Customs, Precedents and Forms, Rules of Parliamentary Practice, and the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Colorado. Also, Chronological Table of American History, Lists and Tables for Reference, Biographies, Etc. by Thomas B. Corbett

She tried to walk on up the lane, but stumbled in the deep ruts and found the supporting arm again ready at need.
— from All on the Irish Shore: Irish Sketches by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville

Dick recoiled angrily from the sight, but he kept quiet.
— from The Boy Scout Aviators by George Durston

An instantaneous shout re-echoed round, 'Twas wine and gratitude inspired the sound: Some joyous souls resumed the dance again, The aged loiter'd o'er the homeward plain, And scatter'd lovers rambled through the park, And breathed their vows of honour in the dark; Others a festal harmony preferr'd, Still round the thorn the jovial song was heard; Dance, rhymes, and fame, they scorn'd such things as these, But drain'd the mouldy barrel to its lees, As if 'twere worse than shame to want repose: Nor was the lawn clear till the moon arose, And on each turret pour'd a brilliant gleam Of modest light, that trembled on the stream; The owl awoke, but dared not yet complain, And banish'd silence re-assumed her reign.
— from May Day with the Muses by Robert Bloomfield

We are told by one of the leading engineers in London that the strongest cement is made without sulphur and with only 1 or 2 parts of sal-ammoniac to 100 of iron borings (see the third form); but that when the work is required to dry rapidly, as for the steam joints of machinery wanted in haste, the quantity of sal-ammoniac is increased a little, and a very small quantity of sulphur is added.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I by Richard Vine Tuson