As a matter of fact, Louise is entitled, through her connection with my family—" "Pshaw, I knew your family, Martha," he interrupted.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

It was a common practice for ladies in England to have parishes assigned to them in Ireland, and each lady raised all she could, and made periodical remittances to the clergyman of her adopted parish, receiving accounts from him in return, of the manner in which the money was expended.
— from The Irish Crisis by Charles E. (Charles Edward) Trevelyan

XII This last request, for love is evil to hide, Empurpled both his cheeks with scarlet red; Rinaldo soon his passions had descried, And gently smiling turned aside his head,
— from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso

The following letters, in extract, to his constant friend, and the friend of science and liberty, the celebrated doctor Priestley, will show how full his hands were " Philadelphia, July 7, 1775.
— from The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by M. L. (Mason Locke) Weems

The market carts, all fresh and alive, and somewhat chilly with their start before the day; the carriages, with a jaded air, horses and people alike, white bundles of drapery huddled up within them, and their lamps flickering like impish eyes; the houses all asleep in long blank lines, closed to every influence; the Park lying dewy and still, without a speck of life upon it, gave a kind of unnatural background, familiar yet strange to his thoughts.
— from It was a Lover and His Lass by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

During the year ending March 1910 the total number of undelivered packets of all kinds, including packets entirely unaddressed and articles found loose, is estimated to have reached a total of 31,241,000.
— from The Post Office and Its Story An interesting account of the activities of a great government department by Edward Bennett

"Oh, no!" said Fleda, laughing; "I expect to have a great deal to do; if I don't find it, I shall make it."
— from Queechy, Volume II by Susan Warner

Pondicherry is about four leagues in extent; the houses are built with brick, but the Indians use only wood, in the manner which we call lath and plaster.
— from Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales by W. B. Cramp

First, she had met Captain Woodhouse on the Express du Nord—an officer in the English army, by his own statement, returning from leave in England to his post in Egypt.
— from Inside the Lines by Robert Welles Ritchie