I felt I uttered my explanations awkwardly; the master frowned.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

I must have lain long deprived of life; for when first, with a sickening feeling, I unclosed my eyes, the light of morning met them.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Everything being prepared, and the entire squadron having assembled to watch the effect of the opening blow and be ready to follow it up, Mr. Edison himself poised one of the new disintegrators, which was too large to be carried in the hand, and, following the direction indicated by the calculations of the astronomers, launched the vibratory discharge into the ocean of blackness beneath.
— from Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett Putman Serviss

These seven divisions were probably more fantastical than critical; the number was adopted to cheer the good man with “the seven joys of the Virgin,” which he sings forth in unmetrical metre, evidently participating in the rapturous termination of each of his own “seven joys.”
— from Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli

Japan, with a population only about half the size of ours, graduates from its universities more engineers than we do.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

That is the question that forces itself upon me every hour—that keeps me awake at night with the horrors!
— from The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Baillie, Mrs.

Of all these three methods, the first is undoubtedly more effective, more economical, and requires less attention than the second.
— from The Fishing Industry by William E. (William Edward) Gibbs

Leaders: Chief of State: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981) Head of Government: Commissioner, Representative of the French Government Jean-Paul COSTE (since NA 1991); President of the General Council Youssouf BAMANA (since NA 1976) Member of: FZ Diplomatic representation in US: as a territorial collectivity of France, Mahoran interests are represented in the US by France Flag: the flag of France is used *Mayotte, Economy Overview: Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising.
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The Pandemic and the Uranian Aphrodite have striven for his soul; for though in youth he dedicated himself to the service of ideal beauty, and seemed to find it under many earthly shapes, yet has he ever been deluded.
— from Shelley by John Addington Symonds

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (territorial collectivity of France) Flag description: the flag of France is used @Mayotte:Economy Economy-overview: Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising.
— from The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

[C] Passaick Village is at present called Patterson, noted for its unfortunate manufacturing establishments.—
— from The Poems of Philip Freneau, Poet of the American Revolution. Volume 1 (of 3) by Philip Morin Freneau