The river-plain deposits of the Age of Mammals on the other hand, are still quite extensive, especially those of its later epochs, and afford a fairly complete record in some parts of the continent of the upland fauna of those regions.
— from Dinosaurs, with Special Reference to the American Museum Collections by William Diller Matthew

"In dem times de Woodpecker's head wuz right black, same ez er crow, an' he had er topknot on 'im like er rooster.
— from Diddie, Dumps, and Tot; Or, Plantation Child-Life by Louise Clarke Pyrnelle

Either that or incipient lunacy explains my hallucination."
— from The Adventures of a Modest Man by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

In an earthquake that occurred in Lincolnshire, England, February 6th, 1817, a noise was heard closely resembling the sounds of wagons running away on a road.
— from The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Edwin J. (Edwin James) Houston

This ought to be a sufficient answer to those shallow critics who think that they dispose of the class struggle theory of modern Socialism by enumerating those of its leading exponents who do not belong to the proletariat.
— from Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by John Spargo

Custom House officials on the Prussian side have no easy time of it, ladies especially giving them no little trouble.
— from East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards