His head is crowned by a wreath of olives, signifying that in the fulfilment of duty peace is to be found; his right elbow rests on a block, where, on the two sides exposed to view, are sculptured in bas-relief the two extremes of human activity.
— from Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè by Giovanni Duprè

The Emperor walks about, looks through his glass, goes to a camp-stool, on which he sits down, and drinks glasses of spirits and hot water to relieve his still violent cold, as may be discovered from his red eyes, raw nose, rheumatic manner when he moves, and thick voice in giving orders.
— from The Dynasts: An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon by Thomas Hardy

“That for his rifle!” exclaimed Richard, snapping his fingers; “Ben is right, and I—” He was stopped by the sound of a common ship-bell, that had been elevated to the belfry of the academy, which now announced, by its incessant ringing, that the hour for the appointed service had arrived.
— from The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna by James Fenimore Cooper

So far from having retained either rancour or ill-will against him, there was something touching in the eager interest with which she listened to the slightest details concerning him.
— from Reminiscences of Prince Talleyrand, Volume 2 (of 2) by Colmache, M., active 19th century

If, therefore, human opinion was of moment to one, whose secret ambition to obtain its favour had rendered even religion subservient to its purpose; if the habits, the principles, and the faith of a whole life, held any power over conduct and action in a particular instance; if self-estimation were necessary to the self-love of a proud and lofty character, between the Christian Priest and Heathen Priestess was placed an insuperable bar, which if once removed, risked their exposure to infamy and to shame in this world, and offered, according to their respective creeds, eternal suffering in the next.
— from The Missionary: An Indian Tale; vol. II by Lady (Sydney) Morgan

When the Henry James cult became fashionable, he received equally rapt devotion from those who disliked him, from those who did not understand him and from those who had not read him.
— from While I Remember by Stephen McKenna

This mass of houses was surrounded on all sides by a spacious court, confined by a wall six or eight feet high, running entirely round the whole.
— from Calavar; or, The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird

But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time to the Curate, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment, do not receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood: the Curate shall instruct him that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and stedfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suffered death upon the Cross for him, and shed his Blood for his redemption, earnestly remembering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefor; he doth eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his soul's health, although he do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth .
— from The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland