In the end Jurgis got into a fine rage, and made it sufficiently plain that it would take more than one Irishman to scare him into a union.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

In Switzerland and other snowy and mountainous countries, forests render a most important service by preventing the formation and fall of destructive avalanches, and in many parts of the Alps exposed to this catastrophe, the woods are protected, though too often ineffectually, by law.
— from The Earth as Modified by Human Action by George P. (George Perkins) Marsh

"Bah!" replied Benson, dexterously evading the most important part of the question, "if I were to fight all the people that spread false reports about me, I should have my hands full.
— from The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various

But oftentimes the early flowering remains a mystery, in spite of all attempts at elucidation.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, January 1884 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. by Chautauqua Institution

Mrs. King bluntly tells Kitty their financial straits, and adds that Kitty must give up any sentimental feelings she has for Richter, and must, if she gets the chance, accept Van Meter or Squeam on the spot.
— from Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker

The scene abruptly changes, and the act closes with a great ensemble in which the defiance of the conspirators, the tolling of bells, the chants of the monks, and the ferocious outcries of the people shouting for revenge are mingled in strong contrasts.
— from The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

The old man, without further remonstrance, almost mechanically, it seemed, consumed the food she offered him.
— from The Trapper's Son by William Henry Giles Kingston

[240] In Switzerland and other snowy and mountainous countries, forests render a most important service by preventing the formation and fall of destructive avalanches, and in many parts of the Alps exposed to this catastrophe, the woods are protected, though too often ineffectually, by law.
— from Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. (George Perkins) Marsh

Just at this moment the party from the back street came up, and the two fresh ruffians assisted Mad in securing the victim.
— from Stem to Stern; or, building the boat by Oliver Optic

At last he raised his head, met her fixed regard, and, meeting it, smiled.
— from The Tree of Knowledge: A Novel by Reynolds, Baillie, Mrs.