But if, which God forbid, she should marry," Yegor Semyonitch whispered, and looked with a frightened look at Kovrin, "that's just it.
— from The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Then Blucher stepped back and leaned against the counter and watched the man stow away cargo after cargo of buckwheat cakes at seventy-five cents a plate; cup after cup of coffee, and porter house steaks worth two dollars apiece; and when six dollars and a half’s worth of destruction had been accomplished, and the stranger’s hunger appeased, Blucher went down to French Pete’s, bought a veal cutlet plain, a slice of bread, and three radishes, with his dime, and set to and feasted like a king!
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain

Know two common causes of, and proper remedies for, lameness, and know to whom he should refer cases of cruelty and abuse.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

Mr. Stelling felt like a kind-hearted man; he foresaw a probable money loss for himself, but this had no appreciable share in his feeling, while he looked with grave pity at the brother and sister for whom youth and sorrow had begun together.
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

I was much helped, however, by the reading of holiness books sent me by a sanctified music-teacher, who had interest enough in me to write me real Fenelon letters and keep me supplied with holiness reading.
— from The Heart-Cry of Jesus by Byron J. (Byron Johnson) Rees

There were rumours about this time that the capital would be transferred from Kiôto to Ozaka, an arrangement we felt inclined to welcome, for it would have been very inconvenient to establish the foreign legations at Kiôto, so far inland and away from our sources of supply, subject to great cold in winter and excessive heat in summer.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

“So in this way, Rodion Romanovitch, I reached the furthest limit, and knocking my head against a post, I pulled myself up, asking myself what I was about.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

In the course of his travels, he generally acquires some knowledge of one or two foreign languages; a knowledge, however, which is seldom sufficient to enable him either to speak or write them with propriety.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Within, on the floor, lay Anders Krog, Mrs. Dawes on her knees beside him, weeping loudly.
— from Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Suddenly, from a distant bell, Ten several sounds fell, like a knell, And like a sigh (which was despair)
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1, July 1850 by Various

It was more difficult to liberate the men, who had each his neck in the fork of a stout stick, six or seven feet long, and kept in by an iron rod riveted at both ends across the throat.
— from Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by William Henry Giles Kingston

Bacon pronounced him incomparable for learning among kings; and Sully of France, who knew his worth, esteemed him "the wisest fool in Europe."
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 1 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

Some favourite spots were the defensive 'posts,' placed a mile behind the front line and known as Tilleloy, Winchester, Dead End, Picantin.
— from The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry by Geoffrey Keith Rose

"To be sure!" said Sir Josiah, a little puzzled, "but I had the fires lighted and kep' going for weeks and——" "I know!"
— from The Garden of Memories by Henry St. John Cooper

Then I lashes my sheath knife on th' end o' a pole spear-like, an' sticks th' bear back o' th' fore leg an' kills un, an' then I has bear's meat wi' my tea, an' in th' spring gets four dollars from th' company for the skin."
— from Ungava Bob: A Winter's Tale by Dillon Wallace

For running, thin shoes made of French calf, and fitting the foot like a kid glove when laced up, are worn.
— from Practical Training for Running, Walking, Rowing, Wrestling, Boxing, Jumping, and All Kinds of Athletic Feats Together with tables of proportional measurement for height and weight of men in and out of condition; etc. etc. by Ed. James

He is brave, faithful, loyal, always keeping his word; he contends only for virtue and glory.
— from The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra