Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favours call; / She comes unlook'd for, if she comes at all.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

For is sometimes classified as a subordinate conjunction, but the fact that it may be used to begin an independent sentence (even when such a sentence opens a paragraph) justifies its inclusion among the coördinates.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by George Lyman Kittredge

"Wilt thou at this time restore again the Kingdome to Israel," he answered them, "It is not for you to know the times and the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power; But ye shall receive power by the comming of the Holy Ghost upon you, and yee shall be my (Martyrs) witnesses both in Jerusalem, & in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the Earth:" Which is as much as to say, My Kingdome is not yet come, nor shall you foreknow when it shall come, for it shall come as a theefe in the night;
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

“Ah, madam,” said he, “be not displeased or angry, for I shall come again as soon as I can with honour.”
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir

Besides, since the periodic system has become more firmly established, many facts have been gathered, showing that there are many similarities between Sn and Pb, B and Al, Cd and Hg, &c., which had not been previously observed, although foreseen in some cases, and a consequence of the periodic law.
— from The Principles of Chemistry, Volume II by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

And down in the crater all the faces were turned away again, and the crowd fell into such confusion as an autumn gale makes among the fallen leaves in a spinney; and out of the innermost pit the smoke and steam rose in clouds, till only the jagged ridges were visible; and a long cry of a myriad voices deadened by the deep distance rose like the terrible ghost of a cry from the abyss.
— from A Child's Book of Saints by William Canton

The death of her father, two years later, left the family in straightened circumstances, and Anna, after attending a Friends school, began very early to support herself by copying in lawyers' offices and by working at the U.S. Mint.
— from Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian by Alma Lutz

How Menelaos and Paris fought in single combat; and Aphrodite rescued Paris.
— from The Iliad by Homer

Ce brave militaire réunit l'intrépidité à un grand nombre de connaissances acquises; il marche au feu avec la même gaîeté qu'il va à une fête; il sait commander avec autant de sang froid qu'il déploie d'esprit et d'amabilité dans le commerce habituel de la vie."— Hist.
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

Its meshes are finer in the vicinity of the nuclei, and its fibres in some cases almost appear to start from them ( Pl.
— from The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 (of 4) Separate Memoirs by Francis M. (Francis Maitland) Balfour

The description was so pleasing, the future of the town set forth in such convincing arguments, and its increasing prosperity portrayed in such an attractive style that I decided to take advantage of the opportunity it offered.
— from Waifs and Strays Part 1 by O. Henry

He walked slowly, too, which is a great faculty in such circumstances; and as Lady Fleetwood herself was not generally disposed to walk fast, it suited her very well.
— from The Forgery; or, Best Intentions. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James