It will be noticed that in these conditions there is no suggestion of any intention to resist the accession of the Bourbon king, who was called to the throne by the Spanish government and at first acknowledged by England and Holland; but, on the other hand, the Emperor of Austria does not withdraw the Austrian claim, which centred in his own person.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

For, assailed by every argument to no purpose that they would then at length desist from obstructing the war, when they yielded neither to the public storm, nor to the odium themselves, they succeed so far as to have a decree of the senate passed for the election of military tribunes; with an express stipulation, however, that no candidate should be considered, who was tribune of the people that year, and that no one should be re-elected plebeian tribune for the year following; the senate undoubtedly pointing at the Icilians, whom they suspected of aiming at the consular tribuneship as the reward of their turbulent tribuneship of the commons.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

They were rapidly forming words for each other, or for any body else who would be puzzled.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

The other was a small, slight-built personage, with a nervous, intelligent face, and bright eyes peering out from under eyebrows which he was incessantly twitching.
— from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

This to me, who expected but to find a blank enclosure surrounded by a straight wall, is, I assure you, a most agreeable surprise.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

In a few short years he raised the drama from a blundering experiment to a perfection of form and expression which has never since been rivaled.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

The field of battle, obstructed by a large wood, cut up by clumps of trees, by houses and by farms and by enclosure walls, was excellent for artillery and infantry, but bad for cavalry.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

My latest attempts at writing, and the thoughts expressed in my work, interested him greatly, and gave rise to animated conversations in which we were joined by Kietz, who was at first amusing, but evidently boring Semper considerably.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

Yet his spirit was not daunted; for while the canine assailants he had withstood so often were bathing preparatory for a renewal of the conflict, Boone and Glenn, who had approached the immediate vicinity, fired, and Bruin, echoing the howl of death as the bullets entered his body, turned his eyes reproachfully towards the men for an instant, and then, with a growl of convulsed, expiring rage, plunged into the water, and, seizing the largest cur, crushed him to death.
— from Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described by J. B. (John Beauchamp) Jones

"Got to patch up the pieces of the house, first, and bolt 'em together, Rose," he said feverishly.
— from Asteroid of Fear by Raymond Z. Gallun

The most swagger of her boarders, who has been miraculously saved in a duel which followed a broken engagement, has an original idea.
— from Idling in Italy: Studies of literature and of life by Joseph Collins

Electricity hoisted and melted all the ores; it worked Sturtevant fans and blowing engines, which supplied necessary air for cupolas and converters.
— from The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Charles E. (Charles Edward) Bolton

The supreme power, after the deposition of Philip, and the refusal by France and by England to accept the sovereignty of the provinces, was definitely lodged in the States-General.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) by John Lothrop Motley

"Perhaps it is a good sign that people from the higher walks of life are beginning to take notice of the workingman's problem, and maybe the ideal leader will come from above, but even so I doubt if that will help much.
— from An Anarchist Woman by Hutchins Hapgood

The episode of the duel; Lucian’s white face and burning eyes as he bowed to the cynical, polite old nobleman and strode out of the hall with the dignity and grace of a great prince; the agony which had exhausted itself in her own arms; the resolution with which he had at last choked everything down, and had risen up and shaken himself as if he were a dog that throws off the last drop of water;—all these things had opened the door into a new world for the girl who had seen them.
— from Lucian the dreamer by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher

After that, a man may go to the theatre, where he will find a tolerable selection of companies and of "London successes"; [12] he may look in at a club or retire to finish a belated essay in his rooms; he may dawdle over coffee in the common room and stroll back with a friend for one of those endless disputations which clear the head and suggest a new point of view—raw, paradoxical stuff, it may be, but earnestly argued and perhaps making up in idealism what it lacked in experience.
— from While I Remember by Stephen McKenna

Lady Stafford is in great form, and becomes even more debonnaire and saucy than is her wont.
— from Molly Bawn by Duchess

He listened to her foul language, as if wishing to understand it; and he regarded the bloated face and bleared eyes.
— from The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols by William Black