Each day the school seemed to depend upon me more largely for its daily expenses, and I told these Boston friends that, while I thanked them sincerely for their thoughtfulness and generosity, I could not go to Europe, for the reason that the school could not live financially while I was absent.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

ugh!—I was saying,” said he, “I was saying when Mr. King Pest poked in his marlin-spike, that as for the matter of two or three gallons more or less of Black Strap, it was a trifle to a tight sea-boat like myself not overstowed—but when it comes to drinking the health of the Devil (whom God assoilzie) and going down upon my marrow bones to his ill-favored majesty there, whom I know, as well as I know myself to be a sinner, to be nobody in the whole world, but Tim Hurlygurly the stage-player—why!
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

I was the other Day amusing myself with Ligon's Account of Barbadoes ; and, in Answer to your well-wrought Tale, I will give you (as it dwells upon my Memory) out of that honest Traveller, in his fifty fifth page, the History of Inkle and Yarico 2 .
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

She then desired me to lay myself on the floor, with three pillows to raise my head, and lifting up all her petticoats, and striding across me, with her back to my face, she knelt down, then stooping forward, she took my standing prick in her mouth, and at the same time lowering her buttocks, brought her beautiful cunt right over and down upon my mouth, the pillows exactly supporting my head at the proper level, to command a thorough enjoyment of the whole, which now I had completely before my eyes.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

The lyric poet may drink wine and live generously, but the epic poet, who shall sing of the gods and their descent unto men, must drink water out of a wooden bowl.
— 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.

If supplications can prevail upon heaven to spare him, surely yours must be efficacious.' 'Whatever depends upon me, my Son, you know that you may command.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

“Tell me one thing, one thing,” he said (as though it all depended upon me), “my wife, my children!
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I thought he had a rather singular air.” This cashier occupied a room situated directly under M. Madeleine’s chamber.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

"I—-I think I shall, when the wealth rains down upon me," murmured Greg, now afraid to raise his eyes to meet the mocking glance that Darry was sending toward him.
— from The High School Boys in Summer Camp by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

"They are very simple: Preside to-morrow night at a great Democratic Union Mass Meeting in New York and boldly put yourself at the head of the Union Democracy——" "And you?"
— from The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln by Dixon, Thomas, Jr.

I had this information from a gentleman of unblemished truth and honour, who was present at the receipt of the letter, and it was confirmed by two friars of the Augustinian Order under circumstances that left no doubt upon my mind as to their accuracy.
— from The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer

And thoughtfully once more Had dwelt upon my mother's words Of just the day before,— "I DON'T look like my father, As you told me yesterday— I know I don't—or father Would have run the other way."
— from The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 1 by James Whitcomb Riley

I have not claimed a right of obliging others to determine, by my opinion, the degrees of esteem which I think due to the authors of the Athenian stage; nor do I think that their reputation, in the present time, ought to depend upon my mode of thinking or expressing my thoughts, which I leave entirely to the judgment of the publick.
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson

"Dost understand my meaning now?"
— from Rookwood by William Harrison Ainsworth

May God grant that as my day is, so may my strength be, and that, in my last [Pg 136] moments, I may not bring dishonour upon my Master’s cause, but may glorify him in the fires!
— from The Iron Furnace; or, Slavery and Secession by John H. (John Hill) Aughey

But there was a very strong feeling in the minds of many that such attempts as I was making to press neglected rules on the attention of the meeting, ought not to be encouraged; and my endeavors to enforce consistency brought down upon me many sharp rebukes.
— from Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story by Joseph Barker

And best and worst This Odham died upon my marriage-day.
— from The Theatrocrat: A Tragic Play of Church and Stage by John Davidson

Hope dawns upon my mind—my prospect clears, And every cloud now brightens into day.
— from The Inflexible Captive: A Tragedy, in Five Acts by Hannah More