'Without coming to me!' exclaimed Venus. 'Exactly so, sir!' returned Wegg, blandly and buoyantly.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Although familiar with these terrible creatures, we felt far from comfortable; but before long we came upon recent tracks which were quite unmistakeable, and soon, in a small clearing in the forest, perceived nine elephants, the leader being a male of enormous size, standing right in front of us.
— from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 by Henri Mouhot

While thus employed she suddenly raised her hands to her head and exclaimed: 'Oh!
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

No, the friars of the Philippines were different: elegant, handsome, well-dressed, their tonsures neatly shaven, their features symmetrical and serene, their gaze meditative, their expression saintly, somewhat rosy-cheeked, cane in hand and patent-leather shoes on their feet, inviting adoration and a place in a glass case.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

She introduced dry technicalities of science little by little, making every subject so real that I could not help remembering what she taught.
— from The Story of My Life With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Helen Keller

4th round —Five long, two chain, five long with two chain after each, and these long put into every second loop with the exception of the fifth or last of them, which must skip two stitches instead of one; repeat. 5th round —Seven long, two chain, seven long with two chain after each, and each of these long put into every second stitch; repeat.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

I shall have been ruled , etc. rêx erô rêx erimus rêct us, -a, -um erô rêct î, -ae, -a erimus rêx eris rêx eritis eris eritis rêx erit rêx erint erit erunt SUBJUNCTIVE PRESENT reg am reg âmus reg ar reg âmur reg âs reg âtis reg âris, -re reg âminî reg at reg ant reg âtur reg antur IMPERFECT reg erem reg erêmus reg erer reg erêmur reg erês reg erêtis reg erêris, -re reg erêminî reg eret reg erent reg erêtur reg erentur PERFECT rêx erim rêx erimus rêct us, -a, -um sim rêct î, -ae, -a sîmus rêx eris rêx eritis sîs sîtis rêx erit rêx erint sit sint PLUPERFECT rêx issem rêx issêmus rêct us, -a, -um essem rêct î, -ae, -a essêmus rêx issês rêx issêtis essês essêtis rêx isset rêx issent esset essent IMPERATIVE PRESENT reg e , rule thou reg ere , be thou ruled reg ite , rule ye reg iminî , be ye ruled FUTURE reg itô , thou shalt rule reg itor , thou shalt be ruled reg itô he shall rule reg itor , he shall be ruled reg itôte , ye shall rule —— reg untô , they shall rule reg untor , they shall be ruled INFINITIVE Pres.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Did you ever see such roses?" asked Amy, pausing on the terrace to enjoy the view, and a luxurious whiff of perfume that came wandering by.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

Malaysia 2 30 N 113 30 E Sardinia (island) Italy 40 00 N 9 00 E Sargasso Sea (region)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

But her pride enabled her to make a supreme effort; she stood rooted to the spot, and incapable of moving, as white as a marble statue.
— from Froth: A Novel by Armando Palacio Valdés

At the close of the song "Where Corals Lie," she sighed some comment, and Miss Martha spoke:— "That isn't what you'd call a pretty tune, not near as pretty as a lot that Edna sings," she remarked, "but that song goes right to my backbone somehow and chills right up and down it; and the way she says,— 'Leave me, leave me, let me go And see the land where corals lie,' it sort of comes over me when she stays long down on the rocks in a storm, and makes me feel queer."
— from The Opened Shutters: A Novel by Clara Louise Burnham

These dunes were so different from anything he had ever seen, so remote, so suggestive, and so flooded with the light of his own growing romance, that they seemed of another and strangely beautiful land.
— from Victor Ollnee's Discipline by Hamlin Garland

“Did it reach your ears,” she said, reclasping a band of jewels on her arm, “that John Oxon had been offered a place in a foreign Court, and that ’twas said he would soon leave England?”
— from A Lady of Quality Being a Most Curious, Hitherto Unknown History, as Related by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff but Not Presented to the World of Fashion Through the Pages of The Tatler, and Now for the First Time Written Down by Frances Hodgson Burnett