On the other side of the river, Samminiato with its elegant façade rose as now upon its hill.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

Dusk as it was, I had recognised him—it was my master, Edward Fairfax Rochester, and no other.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

And as the revival became increasingly a reaction, relying more and more on supposed precedent and less on the essential reason of things, it inevitably got further away from Johnson who cared everything for reason and nothing at all for dubious history.
— from Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey

You know that when you were at Aston Manor, I could not be there, and wanted some plausible excuse for remaining away; no better offered, and every thing was done to induce me to remain in Bath; but I suppose you will not be quite satisfied till I tell you, that when, after a visit of a few days, I was pressed to remain, I agreed, only on condition that I should be allowed to pay for the extra expense, which my prolonged stay might cause; you will believe [213] that I have done this in no grudging manner.
— from Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3) by Newby, C. J., Mrs.

What his view was upon the particular issue now agitating South Africa may be gathered from an answer which he gave to a question put to him by Mr. Chamberlain in the course of the inquiry into the Raid (1897): Mr. Chamberlain: I suppose your view is that the Imperial Government should adopt the same policy as the Cape Government, and should refrain from even friendly representations as not being calculated to advance the cause of the Uitlanders?
— from Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by W. Basil (William Basil) Worsfold

Some of them have private residences up town, in the quiet respectable streets, and come to their houses of prostitution every forenoon, returning at night.
— from The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World by William W. Sanger

Bayard of Delaware, who carried the vote of the little State in his pocket, and several other leading Federalists, listened with profound respect; but the great portion of the party, maddened by reverses, eager for revenge, and not yet mindless of Hamilton's campaign indiscretion, was in no temper to follow such prudent advice.
— from A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 by De Alva Stanwood Alexander

There is no tone deep enough for regret, and no voice loud enough for warning.
— from The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

"Say, fellows, tie my two hands behind me, so's me an' Rosie can have an even fight," requested Arkansas Number Two.
— from The Walking Delegate by Leroy Scott

[175] “I would not cite examples from remote antiquity nor count the countless magistrates of past history whom he thus outrages.
— from Claudian, volume 1 (of 2) With an English translation by Maurice Platnauer by Claudius Claudianus