A form like amāre may be either indicative , infinitive , or imperative .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

A form like amâre may be either indicative , infinitive , or imperative .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

The officers are divided into commissioned officers, namely, the captain and the lieutenants, the master, surgeon, and purser; the warrant officers, who are boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, and the midshipmen; and, lastly, the petty officers, who have their rating given them on board ship by the captain or first lieutenant, and may be equally disrated by them.
— from Peter the Whaler by William Henry Giles Kingston

"I'd as soon let Floss loose among my birds' eggs as trust you two."
— from The Nicest Girl in the School: A Story of School Life by Angela Brazil

I'll fight this matter through, God helping me!" I must have spoken loudly, and I suppose cheerily, for Patch jumped from his nook beside the fire, looked at me brightly, eagerly, waved his grand tail, and made me think that he had understood my exclamation, approved it, and would gladly aid me.
— from A Claim on Klondyke: A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Edward Roper

But my aunt says that a Miss of 12 year's old cant possibly do justice to the nicest subject in Divinity, & therefore had better not attempt a repetition of perticulars, that she finds lie (as may be easily concluded) somewhat confused in my young mind.
— from Diary of Anna Green Winslow, a Boston School Girl of 1771 by Anna Green Winslow

I waited until the porter was out of the way, and then I hit the newsboy for laughing at me, but even with that altercation it was a tedious wait for the next train to Wimbledon.
— from Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

The boy brought the wire up and also the news that the couple in whose room we were had very nearly finished luncheon and might be expected back in a few minutes.
— from The Poisoned Pen by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve