On what is this hope founded? Let us not go too far back.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 3 (of 16) by United States. Congress

“No fish leaped up, no God looked down, No sound there was, I strove to drown,— Ere waves were touched a wind did spring, And bore me on its wing.
— from My Lattice, and Other Poems by Frederick George Scott

But the one thing I should keep saying to you, my companions in old age, would be, "Friends, let us not grow old."
— from The Seaboard Parish Volume 1 by George MacDonald

NRY FARED Let us now go back to Henry Morris and find out what occurred to the young hunter and Mrs. Risley immediately after Dave departed from the resting place in the forest.
— from Marching on Niagara; Or, The Soldier Boys of the Old Frontier by Edward Stratemeyer

My friends, let us not give an opportunity to the historian to moralize upon us in this manner.
— from The Claims of Labour: An essay on the duties of the employers to the employed by Helps, Arthur, Sir

So come, my friend, let us now go to the hermitage.”
— from The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story by active 11th century Somadeva Bhatta

The remainder of chapter on close order drill, School of the Company, is in general for those above the grade of private, therefore, unless we are perfectly clear in what we have had so far, let us not go too deeply into these special features until we have more experience.
— from The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training by E. B. (Enoch Barton) Garey

Provided with this fact, let us now glance back into the past history of the moon.
— from The Story of the Heavens by Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

"Besides," resumed Rousille, "since François left us nothing goes right.
— from Autumn Glory; Or, The Toilers of the Field by René Bazin