And there are therein fair rivers and great meadows and noble pasture for beasts.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

"He has a good partner," Flora replied and gave Marston a friendly nod.
— from Wyndham's Pal by Harold Bindloss

In this city there is abundance of all kinds of victuals, and especially of figs, reisins, and grapes; more (as I suppose) then in any part of the whole world besides.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Richard Hakluyt

Generally speaking, for reasons already given, milk affords an ideal medium for bacteria, and its adaptibility therefore for conveying disease is undoubted.
— from Bacteria Especially as they are related to the economy of nature, to industrial processes, and to the public health by Newman, George, Sir

He would tell me how the Indians talked about me; what their plans were for raiding, and gave me advice how to control their actions, by a little stratagem.
— from Forty Years Among the Indians A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives by Daniel W. (Daniel Webster) Jones

He was a fine rider and gave me a mount with the Beaufort hounds.
— from Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Margot Asquith

I put this fact down for future reference and gave my attention to the green slips, the whole twenty of which the attendant now placed before me.
— from The Darrow Enigma by Melvin L. (Melvin Linwood) Severy