“I do remember it perfectly,” said Howard, calmly.
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Moral Tales by Maria Edgeworth

They went about with liberal hands, and Dodge rejoiced in profits staggering.
— from The Sunset Trail by Alfred Henry Lewis

As soon as the news of this disaster reached India, prompt steps were taken to punish the Afghans and rescue the prisoners who had been left in their hands.
— from Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 by Anonymous

But knowing that any further parley with them would only result in a collision or a dishonorable retreat, I put spurs to my horse, and left.
— from The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry by James Pike

To this place, from the various villages of the Bear clan, Indians came trooping, wailing mournful funeral songs as they bore the recently dead on litters, or the carefully prepared bones of their departed relatives in parcels slung over their shoulders.
— from The Jesuit Missions : A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness by Thomas Guthrie Marquis