Every day from Eden Vue in Langwathby, Stacpoole wrote to his fiancee, Margaret Robson (or Maggie, as he called her), and waited anxiously for their wedding day.
— from The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

Here in the District of Columbia, serious attention should be given to the proposal to develop and authorize, through legislation, a system to provide an effective voice in local self-government.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

Mich schau' die Sonne nicht, Ich darf nicht langer harren; Mich Elfenkind vor ihren Licht Sähst du sum Fels erstarren.
— from The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries by Thomas Keightley

And then, after a pause, he said to himself,— "And at the end, if my suspicions are confirmed, I shall have lost all I have ever valued in life since my mother died—my plighted wife, and the one chosen friend whose companionship could make existence pleasant to me.
— from Fenton's Quest by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

Named for John McLaughlin who established Vancouver, introduced live stock, fruit, vegetables and grain.
— from The Mountains of Oregon by W. G. (William Gladstone) Steel