Lasting anguish, it seems, had taken possession of the faithful heart which worshipped her, and the truth of that love and grief had been shown in a manner which touched even me, as I listened.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

If every moment as I lecture I have a clear vision of the degree of its attention and its power of comprehension, it is in my power.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Whereupon the huge creature trod short, and looking round about under him for some time, at last espied me as I lay on the ground.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

quam unâ in re, turbulenti ac seditiosi homines et totius reliquæ vitæ consiliis et rationibus discordes, inhumani fderis stupendà societate convenirent, in pontes et mnia atque immeritos lapides desævirent.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

With these words the impudent hussy proceeded to exhibit me, and I let her do what she liked.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

And therefore, when he was again about to move, I screamed as loud as fear could make me: whereupon the huge creature trod short, and, looking round about under him for some time, at last espied me as I lay on the ground.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

No one can excel Miss Anthony in logic of thought or vigor of expression; no one is so thoroughly supplied with facts, statistics and arguments, but she finds it difficult and distasteful to put them into written form.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

When I came down here, they all took me for my sister, Esther Maxwell, and I let them think so.
— from Jane Field: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

I wondered if there were any man so blest; I listened to her breath, I watched her cheek, our eyes met, and I loved her.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

I feel that there is the less need of an apology for excusing myself, as I leave you in good hands
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 20, October 1874‐March 1875 by Various

The storm increased every minute, and in less than a quarter of an hour after the retreat of the gaberlunzie, they heard him calling out with the utmost earnestness; and when they eyed him, he was jumping like a madman on the top of the hillock, waving his bonnet, and screaming out, "Run, ye deil's buckies!
— from The Shepherd's Calendar. Volume I (of II) by James Hogg

You are you, yourself , the dearest, sweetest little woman that was ever made, and I love you, and I'm going to marry you.
— from The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

As soon as the 5th Army has escaped the enveloping manœuvre against its left, the mass of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Armies will resume the offensive.”
— from The Battle of the Marne by G. H. (George Herbert) Perris