The enemy felt our left flank about 4 p.m., and a pretty smart engagement with artillery and muskets ensued, when he drew off; but it cost us dear, for General Giles A. Smith was severely wounded, and had to go to the rear; and the command of the brigade devolved on Colonel Topper (One Hundred and Sixteenth Illinois), who managed it with skill during the rest of the operations.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

" 580 Every room in the big house was soon full; every little plot in the garden soon had its owner; a regular menagerie appeared in barn and shed, for pet animals were allowed; and, three times a day, Jo smiled at her Fritz from the head of a long table lined on either side with rows of happy young faces, which all turned to her with affectionate eyes, confiding words, and grateful hearts, full of love for "Mother Bhaer."
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

I conclude that for terrestrial productions a large continental area, which has undergone many oscillations of level, will have been the most favourable for the production of many new forms of life, fitted to endure for a long time and to spread widely.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Ce retravail, susceptible de porter sur le fond ou la forme, est mené par l' auteur avec un directeur de collection (pour le policier / suspense, le théâtre, le fantastique et la science-fiction) ou un directeur de publication (dans le cas de la "littérature générale").
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Here you will observe something like our purgatory, if you take into account the differences in the religions.” A vivid flash of lightning, followed by rolling thunder, caused Doray to start up and exclaim, as she crossed herself: “ Jesús, María, y José!
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

Though they are left more to themselves, they still work for farmers or landlords for a daily wage of paddy (unhusked rice).
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

They had eaten a pair of Perrault's moose-hide moccasins, chunks out of the leather traces, and even two feet of lash from the end of Francois's whip.
— from The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Full of love for the beings he had called into existence, Prometheus determined to elevate their minds and improve their condition in every way; he therefore taught them astronomy, mathematics, the alphabet, how to cure diseases, and the art of divination.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

she cried with a feeling of loathing for herself.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Lincolnshire, draining fens of, lix ff ., lxxiii .
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson

F o lgẻnte, fulgent, shining-bright, flaring.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

Allowing 2 feet of length for every 'place,' it follows, there being a 'place' on either side, that each foot of length would afford one place.
— from The Dwelling House by George Vivian Poore

But he did not yet distinguish us from the rock around, and the next two steps bore him past, when his eye fell upon the flash of light from my gun-barrel, and, with an ejaculation in Spanish, he turned upon me, and we were face to face.
— from The Golden Magnet by George Manville Fenn

At times a passion wrote itself on the face of the Indian, and a sympathy on the face of La Flitche.
— from A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London

It arrived with a rattle of windows and the flash of lightning, followed by thunder that reverberated among the mountains endlessly.
— from The Blue Ghost Mystery: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

It is best to develop simplicity of speech, earnestness of manner, humility of spirit, and a feeling of love for our fellows, thereby cultivating that well—balanced common sense in our lives that shall command the respect and admiration of the honest in heart, and insure the continual presence and aid of the Spirit of God.
— from Gospel Doctrine: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith by Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding) Smith