"My dear Joan!" exclaimed Cosmo, "the ring is not mine to give anybody, but if you will give me the stick, I shall be greatly obliged to you."
— from Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance by George MacDonald

Joe's passionate vehemence, and the truth that spoke from his flashing eyes compelled the respect, if not the absolute belief of the Indians.
— from The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley by Zane Grey

“I can easily conceive that,” returned I; “nay, although, in common with your other friends, I am a sufferer by his monopoly, I can almost pardon him for yielding to so strong a temptation.”
— from Frank Fairlegh: Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil by Frank E. (Frank Edward) Smedley

But in each case the R is not very clear, and might be an I undotted.
— from A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India by Nunes, Fernão, active 16th century

In extraordinary cases this revenue is not sufficient; accordingly, Congress has been given power by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 2, To borrow money on the credit of the United States .
— from Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition by James Alton James

Canon Isaac Taylor's "Words and Places," have also been made use of; and if in every case the reference is not given, the writer hopes the omission will be pardoned.
— from The Story of the Hills: A Book About Mountains for General Readers. by H. N. (Henry Neville) Hutchinson

"But if I say 'Will a man be able to carry this burden?' it is manifest the idea is entirely changed, the reference is not to number, but to the species, and the answer might be 'No; but a horse will.'"— Ib. , p. 193.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

it is manifest the idea is entirely changed; the reference is not to number, but to the species; and the answer might be, 'No; but a horse will.'"— Id.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown