But soon he began to think her face flat, and fixed his eyes upon the one next her.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

That is simple: the governments still exist, under their own names, having authority over their own people; but the super-government has unchallenged influence over all of them in matters pertaining to the Jewish Nation and particularly in matters pertaining to the purpose of The International Jew.
— from The International Jew : The World's Foremost Problem by Anonymous

Now he recalled his sad memories of France, their unhappy poverty in England until their old notary in Paris contrived to send them the few thousand livres with which they had come to Pennsylvania with the hopes which so often deceived the emigrant, and then God had found for them friends.
— from The Red City: A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell

He received their notes payable at the bank, due from merchants, collected and made payments as they directed, and having facilities, whenever they needed funds for extra service, procured for them what they wanted, either upon their own note, for which he held the business paper as security, or upon the paper itself.
— from I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by A. S. (Azel Stevens) Roe

When we were thus got to sea, we kept on N.E. as if we would go to the Manillas or the Philippine islands, and this we did, that we might not fall into the way of any of the European ships; and then we steered north again, till we came to the latitude of 22 degrees 20 minutes, by which means we made the island of Formosa directly, where we came to an anchor, in order to get water and fresh provisions, which the people there, who are very courteous and civil in their manners, supplied us with willingly, and dealt very fairly and punctually with us in all their [page 526] agreements and bargains, which is what we did not find among other people, and may be owing to the remains of Christianity, which was once planted here by a Dutch mission of Protestants, and is a testimony of what I have often observed, viz. that the Christian religion always civilizes the people and reforms their manners, where it is received, whether it works saving effects upon them or not.
— from The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808) by Daniel Defoe

The latter thought Mr. Sumner “not open to criticism for the sentiments which he has expressed upon this occasion, nor for the position which he has assumed.”
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 14 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

One day the old tiger growled to herself, “If only I could find some way to eat up two of Nanny’s kids, then all things would be equal.
— from The White Elephant, and Other Tales From India by Georgene Faulkner

This distinction, which entirely upsets the objection, needs a few words of explanation.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 20, October 1874‐March 1875 by Various

At this very moment, two horsemen, sorry mounted enough, especially the master, are rounding the turn of the woodland path and about to emerge upon the open next the heath.
— from My Lady Peggy Goes to Town by Frances Aymar Mathews

This island stands in the narrowest place in the sea, in the middle of the deep water, and the Suez Canal being a French work, and Egypt under French influence, our possession of Perim becomes especially unpleasant to our neighbors.
— from Greater Britain: A Record of Travel in English-Speaking Countries During 1866-7 by Dilke, Charles Wentworth, Sir

“The loss of this old cock seemed to have a most astonishin’ effect upon the other niggers, for whereas the minute afore they’d been doin’ all they knew to kill our chaps, no sooner was this old party down than all hands of ’em what had seen him fall stops dead and yells out ‘pilliloo’ to t’others, when, dash my wig if the whole lot of ’em didn’t just make one jump upon our people—them that was still alive I mean—and beat their weapons out
— from A Middy in Command: A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Harry Collingwood