The Lammles were so fond of the dear Veneerings that they could not for some time detach themselves from those excellent friends; but at length, either a very open smile on Mr Lammle's part, or a very secret elevation of one of his gingerous eyebrows—certainly the one or the other—seemed to say to Mrs Lammle, 'Why don't you play?'
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

It will be easiest for me to find something to do there.
— from A Doll's House : a play by Henrik Ibsen

Did friendly zephyrs blow, The demon's pains to aid? (For so they do, 'tis said.)
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

About the end of that period, the throne of Manuel was usurped by an inhuman tyrant, who had deserved the abhorrence of his country and mankind: the sword of William the Second, the grandson of Roger, was drawn by a fugitive of the Comnenian race; and the subjects of Andronicus might salute the strangers as friends, since they detested their sovereign as the worst of enemies.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

It is a fearful sin to despise the claims of God the Father, and God the Son.
— from Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd

Decomposition of cold storage meat Meat in cold storage is slowly undergoing a form of decomposition which is evidenced by the fact that cold storage [257] meat decays much more rapidly upon its removal from storage than do the same cuts of fresh meat.
— from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 1 of 5 by Eugene Christian

In presence of the finished structure that draws the world to gaze, it is too late to ask if he who built it is an architect.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians by Marcus Dods

For years I have advised idle young ladies, who were longing for something to do, to look up poor, unhappy families, and minister to their hungry bodies and hungry hearts.
— from Our Girls by Dio Lewis

Izzy's face seemed to drop toward the floor.
— from Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey

Fanaticism seems to destroy the common sympathies of life.
— from From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

There, don't kiss and squeeze me so: for shame, to do that to your own sister!" as he clasped her round the body, pressing her to his bosom, and smothered her face with kisses, as his hands were feeling the girl's plump, firm buttocks.
— from Forbidden Fruit: Luscious and exciting story, and More forbidden fruit; or, Master Percy's progress in and beyond the domestic circle by Anonymous

The air had grown milder; on the surface of the sea patterns of silver foam, formed by the beating of the waves, widened themselves out; the sun’s reflection on the restless waters made shining spots and rays, flaming swords that dazzled the eye.
— from Cæsar or Nothing by Pío Baroja

Still holding tightly by her hand, Max Bray stooped to recover the ring, when, suddenly as a flash of light, a white rushing form seemed to dart through the air, catching Max Bray, as he bent down, right upon the crown of his hat, crushing it over his eyes, and tumbling him over and over, as a fierce “Ba-a-a-a!”
— from By Birth a Lady by George Manville Fenn