And this way and that they went further to choose a resting-place; and they wrapped their heads in their cloaks and, fasting and unfed, lay down all that night and the day, awaiting a piteous death.
— from The Argonautica by Rhodius Apollonius

When it saw that its egg had been broken and its [42] young one destroyed it flew above us, looking down at the ship and shrieking in a voice that filled the sky.
— from Sindbad the Sailor, & Other Stories from the Arabian Nights by Anonymous

“Ole Baldy fair scowl to hear Ou’ Jackalse bring it out full an’ ugly like dat.
— from Old Hendrik's Tales by Arthur Owen Vaughan

They found an unmailed letter directed to Marya in his pockets.
— from The Crimson Tide: A Novel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

You must build your foundation for a useful life during your freshman year.”
— from Grace Harlowe's Problem by Josephine Chase

“You're not as funny as usual,” Linda decided critically.
— from Linda Condon by Joseph Hergesheimer

"That's an impertinence," Benson rejoined, flushing, as unsatisfied longing drove him to fury.
— from Blake's Burden by Harold Bindloss

Be sure and keep its feet always warm; and, for this end, often warm them at a fire, and use long dresses.
— from A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Catharine Esther Beecher

"No one ever breathed such a foul aspersion upon Leslie Dane but you!"
— from An Old Man's Darling by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.