His disgust of the noise and insolence of the French, his suspicions of the designs of Bohemond, the emperor imparted to his faithful Raymond; and that aged statesman might clearly discern, that however false in friendship, he was sincere in his enmity.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

The coup de théâtre had not come off.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

“It is here, Captain Harding,” replied Ayrton, drawing towards him the fragile craft, which was protected by the arch of the vault.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

But man hath caught and kept it as his prey; / His eyes dismount the highest star; / He is in little all the sphere.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

n s.t. bad said of s.o. designed to harm him.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

This reasoning might not convince, but it was sufficient to alarm and subdue the weakness of Theodatus; and he soon descended to his last offer, that for the poor equivalent of a pension of forty-eight thousand pounds sterling, he would resign the kingdom of the Goths and Italians, and spend the remainder of his days in the innocent pleasures of philosophy and agriculture.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Neon's advice was due to his desire to secure a passage home in these war vessels for themselves and their soldiers, without allowing any one else to share in their good-fortune.
— from Anabasis by Xenophon

and he retained her hand and looked into her eyes so long that Susy, who had followed her into the room, and Tom declared that he fell in love then and there.
— from McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 by Various

This salon was a spacious apartment richly furnished with the artistic taste which distinguished the host and hostess.
— from The Nabob by Alphonse Daudet

On that respecting Christian fellowship with slave-holding churches, Dr. Brisbane spoke in a touching manner, and said he must support it, though his friends and relations were in the South, and some of those dearest to him still countenanced slavery, or were themselves slave-holders.
— from A Visit to the United States in 1841 by Joseph Sturge

“He is fallen indeed,” said Naisi, “but gallant were the deeds that he performed before he died.”
— from Cuchulain, the Hound of Ulster by Eleanor Hull

Sir Oliver stared long at him when he had done, then his lips tightened and he smote his brow.
— from The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

In their original directives there had been a provision made for killing a murderer, if all other means failed.
— from Watchbird by Robert Sheckley

He told my father that he was delighted to have the opportunity of seeing him, but he thought it only honest to add that before his (Mr Bradlaugh's) arrival he had refused to go upon the same platform with him.
— from Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume 1 (of 2) With an Account of his Parliamentary Struggle, Politics and Teachings. Seventh Edition by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner