"I forbid your proceeding further!" "Pray, my dear father, do not interrupt the young man," said Alice, without changing her position.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Square A is left entire; the two pieces marked B fit together and make a second square; the two pieces C make a third square; and the four pieces marked D will form the fourth square.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

foule , f. , presse, multitude de personnes.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

“‘Trifles, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls must dive below,’ are lines which have done much mischief.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Next must we mention, what was not overlooked even by those who handled this subject before us, that those who approach their wives for procreation must do so either without having drunk any wine or at least very little.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

First, Pyramus must draw a sword to kill himself; which the ladies cannot abide.
— from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

ANT: Loose, liberate, send, expedite, speed, free, accelerate, hasten, oppress, depress, burden, fail, fall, proceed, move, depart, overthrow, mistrust.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

‘Good round sum—a man like you could treble it in no time—great deal to be done with fifty pounds, my dear Sir.’
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

The family produced many distinguished men, the greatest of whom was Rullus, who was for that reason named Maximus by the Romans.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

"Called for the first payment, my dear," she said, jocularly.
— from Harper's Young People, January 11, 1881 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

refuse in masses by the kerbstones, orange and apple peels, pea-nuts, oyster shells, feathers, paper, mud, dirt, on the flags.
— from Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 1 (of 2) A Record of a Ramble in the United States and Canada in the Spring and Summer of 1881 by Russell, William Howard, Sir

Observing that the man was adorning the heavenly spirit, according to the custom of the age, with a grand flowing periwig, Mr. Douglas exclaimed to him, "in the name of wonder, who ever saw an angel with a wig?"
— from Scotch Wit and Humor by W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

The case after full hearing was committed to a jury sworn according to law to try the same who returned their verdict therein upon oath, that is to say, they find for appellant reversion of the former judgment four pounds money damage & costs.
— from History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

Here I got a fresh direction for Pilrig, my destination; and a little beyond, on the wayside, came by a gibbet and two men hanged in chains.
— from David Balfour Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson

Some light horse led the van, to explore the road: Then followed the artillery and baggage: After which came the queen and her attendants, with a guard of fifty Portuguese musqueteers: Don Christopher brought up the rear with the remainder of the Portuguese troops; and the Baharnagash with his officers secured the flanks.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

[pg 158] “For push, my dear, push to the purple.
— from Domitia by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

Will you take the first point Mr. Dulles has referred to and mark it as point
— from Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Guthrie did, upon being desired, with the greatest measure of seriousness and fervency, to the astonishment of all present: when they arose from prayer, Mr. Durham embraced him and said, "O William, you are a happy man, if I had been so merry as you have been, I could not have been in such a serious frame for prayer for the space of forty-eight hours."
— from Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie

In the first place, my dear Arthur, tell me how you fared with the Home Secretary—I mean, give me the details of your visit to that Minister.”
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds