It is in the clay part of Kent, and my bungalow stood on the edge of an old sea cliff and stared across the flats of Romney Marsh at the sea.
— from The First Men in the Moon by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

I am as fond of rubbing myself agin the statue of George the Third, as he is of se-sawing his shoulders on the mile-stones of the Duke of Argyle.
— from Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

The Lord God was likewise very fond of roast meat, and the smell thereof was a sweet savor unto his nostrils.
— from Bible Studies: Essays on Phallic Worship and Other Curious Rites and Customs by J. M. (Joseph Mazzini) Wheeler

He closed his eyes and gave himself up to the feeling of rapid motion and to swift, terrifying thoughts.
— from Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather

His pictures are full of rollicking mirth, and the smile on the faces of his women is handed down by imitation even to this day.
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters by Elbert Hubbard

When this is ready, pour it into your breakfast-cups until they are three-parts full, or rather more, add the sugar, and then fill up with coffee from the jug, more or less, according as you prefer it strong or weak.
— from Coffee and Chicory: Their culture, chemical composition, preparation for market, and consumption, with simple tests for detecting adulteration, and practical hints for the producer and consumer by P. L. (Peter Lund) Simmonds

Every well-known feature of the place was sharply visible; she saw the carved screen of black oak; the faces of Reverend Mother and the sisters, white and ardent in the starlike light of tall wax candles; she heard the voices of women singing, crystal clear, sweet and sexless as the song of angels.
— from The Guests Of Hercules by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

would I barter all for one refreshing meal, and the sense of fulness.
— from The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 1 by George Meredith