He would have liked to pack a satchel, and start westward, prospect for a railroad, gold or silver mine, and live the rugged, unconventional camp-life.
— from Hope Mills; Or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Amanda M. Douglas

A rather grim vision of the war years swept across her mind—of the ceaseless quest in papers and journals, and wherever people talked, for “funny things” to tell Bob; and of how, when fact and rumour gave out, she used to sit by her attic window at night, deliberately inventing merry jests.
— from Back to Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce

Fisher, although able to clear himself from all reasonable grounds of suspicion, was found guilty of misprision of treason and condemned to pay a fine of Ł300.
— from History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 by James MacCaffrey

The Irwin MS., from the point of union of Harmar and Harding, reads: “formed [Pg 96] the Line of march there which was in Two Lines one on the right and one on the Left of s d Trace a strong front and Rear guard on Said Trace the Baggage in the Center Passed near where the Town of Lebanon Stands in Warren County west of Waynesville and Xenia Crossed Mad river perhaps 10 miles from Dayton Struck the great Miami near the old Piqua Towns that was Detroyed By s d Gen l .
— from Military Roads of the Mississippi Basin by Archer Butler Hulbert

The preservation of health and the prolongation of life are necessarily objects of interest to all mankind, and it was natural enough that around them should flourish a rank growth of superstitions.
— from Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

It is suitable only for a Rock Garden of some boldness of construction, and in gardens favoured with a mild climate and a sheltered position, but under such happy circumstances a place should certainly be found for this handsome and little-known China Fir.
— from Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by E. T. (Ernest Thomas) Cook

I hope for new arrangements at the end of the session, and for a real gain of strength from ultimate success in Egypt.
— from Letters of Lord Acton to Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Then there followed a raking gleam of sunshine, which struck the gray of the sea, turning it to one superb blue, and already they could see the figures of men on the ships.
— from The Capsina: An Historical Novel by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

I feel a rankling glow of satisfaction, as she walks past my chair, that I have so placed it I cannot look up and behold her.
— from Secresy; or, Ruin on the Rock by E. (Eliza) Fenwick