When we were present, Mrs. H.L. Grattan and Mr. Balls appeared in the “Lady of Munster.”
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 by Various

As the morning wore on, the tents assumed a gayer and more brilliant appearance, and long lines of carriages came rolling softly on the turf.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Har answered: There are many good and many bad abodes.
— from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

OF WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR A MANS RECEPTION INTO THE The Difficulty Of Obeying God And Man Both At Once Is None To Them
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Graslin at Montegnac; born at Limoges.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

But though not precise, the distinction between what is holy and what is unclean is real; in rules of holiness the motive is respect for the gods, in rules of uncleanliness it is primarily fear of an unknown or hostile power, though ultimately, as we see in the Levitical legislation, the law of clean and unclean may be brought within the sphere of divine ordinances, on the view that uncleanness is hateful to God and must be avoided by all that have to do with Him.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Before they separated, however, that gentleman and Mr. Benjamin Allen drew Mr. Pickwick aside with an air of some mystery; and Mr. Bob Sawyer, thrusting his forefinger between two of Mr. Pickwick’s ribs, and thereby displaying his native drollery, and his knowledge of the anatomy of the human frame, at one and the same time, inquired— ‘I say, old boy, where do you hang out?’
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

The tribal mothers and aunts (sisters of the dead woman's father) follow her example; they also throw themselves on the ground, and mutually beat and tear each other; finally their bodies are all streaming with blood.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

The judgment of the surgeons was that the arm was gangrened, and must be amputated by the next morning at latest.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Towards autumn when the merchants' ships come in from France, the merchants endeavor to get as many bills as they can and change them for bills upon the French treasury.
— from Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760 by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

On one foot log we discovered what appeared to be walking leaves, as the green leaves glided along, moved by an unseen power.
— from Six Months in Mexico by Nellie Bly

The great question that presses upon the human mind, from age to age, is the inquiry: Is God a merciful Being, and will He show mercy?
— from Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd

Specimens so mounted will not shrivel greatly, and may be attached to pins and placed in the cabinet after the slide containing the egg, as the first in the series of slowly maturing forms.
— from Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller by W. J. (William Jacob) Holland

To-morrow I must go back, back along the ravine, three miles, then climb the bowlders, to where that fallen giant lies across the stream; over it to the gorge a mile beyond, and then—and then I'm lost—straight ahead to the right, to the left, again and again, no trail, no trace; and yet 'tis there, ever before my eyes, the wealth of a kingdom, the jewel of Nevada, lost to me forever.
— from Nevada; or, The Lost Mine, A Drama in Three Acts by George M. (George Melville) Baker

But Sir Oliver had come and gone a month before and selected the best for her.
— from Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman by Arthur Quiller-Couch

The rest of the boys piled out of the bus, leaving the girls and Miss Bruder alone.
— from Janet Hardy in Hollywood by Ruthe S. Wheeler

Now I thought that, unhorsed and wounded, I was trampled beneath the clanging hoofs of charging cavalry; now I felt the sharp steel piercing my flesh, and heard the loud cry of a victorious enemy; then, methought, I was stretched upon a litter, covered by gore and mangled by a grape-shot.
— from Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Charles James Lever

The lady, whose name was Mrs. Herbert, expressed her deep gratitude, and Mr. Beveridge at once took possession of Miller’s
— from In Greek Waters: A Story of the Grecian War of Independence by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

16, 17 is certainly genuine, and must be allowed to stand unmolested.
— from The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon