Negros y rasgados los ojos, fina y delicada la nariz, ancha y despejada la frente, todo observador la consideraba como 25 acabado tipo de la humana figura; pero había en aquellas facciones cierta expresión de dureza y soberbia que era causa de antipatía.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

At sight of him Madame de Villefort uttered an expression of pleasure, and, holding the child still closer towards her, she said: “Edward, dearest, do you see that good man?
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

"All the same," exclaimed Gabriel, "a singer isn't run away with, from the middle of the stage, every day!" "Did you shout that to them?" asked Mercier, impatiently.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

[102-3] en esto de demoler, ya sea dando barrenos, ya por medio de mis propios 30 puños, pues tengo más fuerza que un buey, y ocurrióseme
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Hoy tiene el día diez y seis minutos.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

As the echoes died down— "You smell of potpourri," said I. "Probably.
— from Berry and Co. by Dornford Yates

“You didn’t, either, Dawson, did you?” said George coldly.
— from The Golden Flood by Edwin Lefevre

Que en el dia diez y siete del corriente mes de Enero se acudió al Exmo.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 by Henry Charles Lea

If the cook is of a frugal mind, and wills you to eat driblets, driblets you shall eat, under one shape or another.
— from Gala-Days by Gail Hamilton

“That’s easily done; do you see that cab at the door?”
— from The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX) by Paul de Kock

The young noble started at the sound, and regarding the cavalier eagerly, demanded:— "Do you speak my tongue, Viracocha?
— from The Crimson Conquest: A Romance of Pizarro and Peru by Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson

Every day deny yourself some satisfaction;—bearing all the inconveniences of life (for the love of God), cold, hunger, restless nights, ill health, unwelcome news, the faults of servants, contempt, ingratitude of friends, malice of enemies, calumnies, our own failings, lowness of spirits, the struggle in overcoming our corruptions;—bearing all these with patience and resignation to the will of God.
— from Daily Strength for Daily Needs by Mary Wilder Tileston

for the love of humanity and the reputation of "The Scarf of Iris" and "The Beaver," resume the reins of good taste that you have egotistically dropped during your sufferings, or else horrible things may happen for which you will be responsible.
— from Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henri Murger