The frown signifies an imminent rebuke for which one must prepare, or an uncertainty and hesitation which one must, if possible, remove by saying or doing something to restore confidence.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

Then while recovering from our first delirium of pleasure, we had time for a few words of mutual praise and admiration of improvements in both; but it was not until I had fucked her four times, and made her spend at least twice as often, that we found time to enter into close converse upon past events.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

However, we returned to those monsters, with fresh wakefulness on my part, and we left their eggs in the sand for the sun to hatch; and we ran away from them, and baffled them by constantly turning, which they were unable to do quickly, on account of their unwieldy make; and we went into the water after them, as natives, and put sharp pieces of timber down their throats; and in short we ran the whole crocodile gauntlet.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

But Ducange has the following words from which one may, perhaps, infer an adjective of kindred meaning: “ Brua , idem quod supra Brossa , silvula, dumetum,” “ Bruarium , ericetum,” and “ Broca , ager incultus, dumetum.”
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

He knew it immediately, and, inquiring minutely into the affair, discovered my whole contrivance: upon which he came into my lodgings, and telling me that he was very much straightened for want of money, presented his bill, which amounted to fifty pounds.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

This obstinate (affliction finally wore out my patience, and I cursed the hostile deity by whom I was bewitched.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

The former was only minister plenipotentiary, while our chief was envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

In a situation calling for words of molten passion of a nature calculated to go through Madeline Bassett like a red-hot gimlet through half a pound of butter, he had said not a syllable that could bring a blush to the cheek of modesty, merely delivering a well-phrased but, in the circumstances, quite misplaced lecture on newts.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"Nor is your conjecture mistaken, for if this girl had not deserved the invitation, I should not, of course, have—in other words, as you imply, this is no frivolous whim on my part.
— from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Then, leaning far over the battlements, so that her bewitching face was once more plainly visible to the discomfited Sohrab, again she mocked.
— from The Story of Rustem, and other Persian hero tales from Firdusi by Elizabeth D. Renninger

The chevalier protested that he had found an adversary worthy of him, and Captain Brand swore that for want of more piquant sauce a game of euchre every night with Calembours might answer to flavor the insipidity of the voyage out to New York.
— from Faithful Margaret: A Novel by Simpson, J. M., Mrs.

If you ever feel that you’re beaten and want to quit, make sure that the other fellow isn’t feeling worse; one more punch will help you to make sure.
— from The Boss of Wind River by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm

Repeatedly I have taken accounts from such persons, that seemed singularly favorable, when, on more particular inquiry, it was found that the greater part, who were set down as perfectly healthy women, were habitual sufferers from serious ailments.
— from Woman's Profession as Mother and Educator, with Views in Opposition to Woman Suffrage by Catharine Esther Beecher

Now there is one thing which, for want of, most people do miscarry in a very sad manner, and that is, because they are not able to distinguish between the nature of the Law and the Gospel.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01 by John Bunyan

There would be little opportunity for fast, open field work or much passing.
— from Over the Line by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman

With Reginald Hornby, a callow youth, the son of Miss Wickham's dearest friend, who occasionally made [Pg 7] the briefest of duty visits; Mr. Wynne, the family solicitor, an elderly bachelor; and the doctor's assistant, a young person by the name of Gard, Nora's list of eligible men was complete.
— from The Canadian Photoplay title of The Land of Promise by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

We offer more liberal terms than ever before to those who desire to take, in connection with The Prairie Farmer , either of the following weekly or monthly periodicals.
— from The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

This is not the place to enter into details on this matter, or numerous proofs might easily be adduced in support of the foregoing observations; a comparison between the first works of modern philosophy that came to hand and the works of the ancients would be decisive; but such a labor would still be incomplete for those who are not versed in these matters; and for those who are so, it would be superfluous.
— from Protestantism and Catholicity compared in their effects on the civilization of Europe by Jaime Luciano Balmes