The letter of C—— C—— inspired me with the deepest esteem for her, but it caused me great anxiety, because, although I felt every confidence in my dear little wife, the small crack in the wall might expose M—— M—— and myself to the inquisitive looks of other persons.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Little Vixen, my fox terrier, went out through the other side; and then there was a roaring and a grunting and bubbling, and I saw the tent cave in, as the pole snapped, and begin to dance about like a mad ghost.
— from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

1. About the year 100 B.C. the Romans were greatly alarmed by an invasion of barbarians from the north known as Cimbri and Teutons.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

He was conducted to a tolerably neat chamber, but grated and barred, and its appearance, therefore, did not greatly alarm him; besides, the words of Villefort, who seemed to interest himself so much, resounded still in his ears like a promise of freedom.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Before they had gone two miles, they stumbled upon dead bodies, and when they had brought up the rear of the column in a line with the first bodies to be seen, they began digging graves and burying all included in the column from end to end.
— from Anabasis by Xenophon

Indeed, to me, London now seems a desert: that gay and busy appearance it so lately wore, is now succeeded by a look of gloom, fatigue, and lassitude; the air seems stagnant, the heat is intense, the dust intolerable, and the inhabitants illiterate and under-bred; At least, such is the face of things in the part of town where I at present reside.
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

Tomorrow the general gives a ball, and I hope you will be one of the party.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

It was late at night, and Tom lay groaning and bleeding alone, in an old forsaken room of the gin-house, among pieces of broken machinery, piles of damaged cotton, and other rubbish which had there accumulated.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

And I have not yet mentioned gold and bronze and iron, though in all these the the gods have made us very rich; yet not to the end that we may bring reproach on them by disregarding the poor who go about in our midst, especially when they happen to be of good character—men for instance who have inherited no paternal estate, and are poor because in the greatness of their souls they have no desire for money.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

My heart gave a bound as I read the word "Dunbar" on the station notice-board.
— from The Strand Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 97, January to June 1899 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

"The botanical gardens are beautiful, and I dare say you will know a great deal more about them than I do.
— from The Old Helmet, Volume II by Susan Warner

Not till all was done, and well done, did he announce again that he was devilish peckish; nor did I take the measure of his meaning until, returning to the breakfast-room where Mr. Goodfellow sat before a plate of bread and cream, he helped himself to a mass of veal pie fit for a giant, and before attacking it drained a tankard of cider at a single pull, while he nodded over the rim to Captain Branscome, to whom Plinny introduced him.
— from Poison Island by Arthur Quiller-Couch

I possess that picture now, and, after a lapse of forty years, it is as good and bright as it was on the day that it was taken.
— from The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, Etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John, active 1854-1890

There is a tremendous competition between these gentry at Bahia, as I had discovered while here in the 'Falcon.'
— from The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

It seemed to me, standing somewhere about his knees, that his head must be dangerously near the clouds, and I remember his gentle voice saying to me, 'It will take you a long time to grow as big as I am.' ...
— from Ann and Her Mother by O. Douglas

As he lay dying he asked his colonel whether they had kept the conquered ground, and being answered in the affirmative, he replied that he was happy that his death was of service to France.
— from The Celtic Christianity of Cornwall: Divers Sketches and Studies by Thomas Taylor

Ranges of mountains disappeared, and gulfs and bays and islands were entirely lost.
— from The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb

Do they find at last, to be freed from the British Government, and becoming an independent State does not free them from the debts they owe one another, or exempt them from the charge of taxation.
— from The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution by James Henry Stark

Very well; now that Wagner and I understand each other, perhaps we shall get along better, and I shall stop calling Waggner, on the American plan, and thereafter call him Waggner as per German custom, for I feel entirely friendly now.
— from What Is Man? and Other Essays by Mark Twain