The original is, of course, in [155] the Tower, in the Patent Rolls for that year, membrane 25, entitled ‘Pontage for London;’ and the Latin you may see in Hearne’s ‘ Liber Niger ,’ already cited, volume i., page *478: the English, no very easy matter to discover, is as follows.
— from Chronicles of London Bridge by Richard Thompson

I was certain you were awake but you feel lazy, and the longer you lie here the lazier you will feel!
— from Mrs. Severn: A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Mary Elizabeth Carter

These few lines are to let you know that I appreciate and thank you for your kindness.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 52, No. 02, June, 1898 by Various

Johannes would stand gazing for long at the little young leaves—he could never see them move, but if he only turned round, they seemed to have grown bigger.
— from Little Johannes by Frederik van Eeden