In the heart of the savage, there are some noble and redeeming qualities; he can be faithful, even unto death, to the friend or the stranger who has dwelt beneath his roof, or sat under the shadow of the same tree.
— from Anecdotes of the American Indians Illustrating their Eccentricities of Character by Alexander Vietts Blake

In order to give colour to this fabrication Emily urges Dick Trotter , the bachelor of the flat (as soon as he returns from his own night out), to conduct her to the alleged invalid.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 by Various

Ælian relates that a man of rank in India, having very carefully trained up a female elephant, used daily to ride upon her.
— from Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

For even until daybreak that merry song came floating now and then across Pleasant Valley.
— from The Tale of Timothy Turtle by Arthur Scott Bailey

The Chinese attacked them repeatedly, each attack producing a fresh exodus until, during the thirteenth century A.D., the Emperor Kublai Khan dealt them a final blow which crushed their power and scattered them in all directions.
— from Siam: Land of Free Men by H. G. (Herbert Girton) Deignan

She's ourn—we found 'er, Job an' me—seen 'er out in th' race, us did, floatin' s' pretty, an' folleyed 'er, us did, 'til she came ashore.
— from Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol

That accounted for their frequent excursions upstairs during the afternoon, for Rawlins's ascent as soon as they had returned from the grave.
— from The Abandoned Room by Wadsworth Camp

Ælian relates that a man of rank in India, having very carefully trained up a female elephant, used daily to ride upon her, and gave her many proofs of his attachment to her.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone

Here again we are generally inclined to take credit for every course which has a happy issue, and for every unfortunate decision to cast the blame on others.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs by Robert F. (Robert Forman) Horton