Almost every day, Ursula saw her grandmother, and every time, they talked together.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

" "Fear not, nurse," answered Telemachus, "my scheme is not without heaven's sanction; but swear that you will say nothing about all this to my mother, till I have been away some ten or twelve days, unless she hears of my having gone, and asks you; for I do not want her to spoil her beauty by crying.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

These are daring men, and though we shall take them at a disadvantage, they may do us some harm unless we are careful.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated by Arthur Conan Doyle

Moreover, she made the wind fair and warm for him, and gladly did Ulysses spread his sail before it, while he sat and guided the raft skilfully by means of the rudder.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

But old folks, many feign as they were dead; Unwieldy, slow, heavy and pale as lead.
— from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

If she did not wish to lead a virtuous life, at least she desired to enjoy a character for virtue, and we know that no lady in the genteel world can possess this desideratum, until she has put on a train and feathers and has been presented to her Sovereign at Court.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Had she affections and warm youthful blood, She would be as swift in motion as a ball; My words would bandy her to my sweet love, And his to me, But old folks, many feign as they were dead- Unwieldy, slow, heavy and pale as lead.
— from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

'Perhaps he is lying dead under some hedge, poor drunkard, like a sodden log.'
— from Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Had it been either Helen or Nathalie who had thus given way it would not have troubled her, but proud little Jean was too reserved and self-contained to break down unless she had been very sorely tried.
— from A Colony of Girls by Kate Livingston Willard

For there was Mrs. Fosdick, as ever majestic, commanding, awe-inspiring, the same Mrs. Fosdick who had, in her letter to his grandfather, written him down a despicable, underhanded sneak, here was that same Mrs. Fosdick—but not at all the same.
— from The Portygee by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

In the depths of this lassitude the thought of Enid would start up like a sweet, burning pain, and he would drift out into the darkness upon sensations he could neither prevent nor control.
— from One of Ours by Willa Cather

They broke into a wild dance, uttering shrieks, howls, and wicked laughs.
— from Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Children's Own Reading by Frances Jenkins Olcott

2 Kings v. 1 Now Naaman, captain of the hosts of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
— from The Woman's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Thus she played upon his terrors, so that he would not be dismissed until she had promised that she would consider and seek some means of saving him, enjoining him meanwhile to keep strict watch upon himself and see that he betrayed nothing of his thoughts.
— from The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series by Rafael Sabatini

"When de war broke, de Union soldiers has a camp not so far from we'uns and I slips down dere when old missy not lookin', 'cause de soldiers give me black coffee and sugar what I takes to my mammy.
— from Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

MEPHISTOPHELES Alas, that trade and duty us so harry!
— from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

No sooner did I hear that M. le Comte de Viomenil was of the number, than, recollecting his recent appointment at Paris, in conjunction with Victor de Maubourg, to raise volunteers for the king, I decided upon seeking him.
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney