The leader of them all, in his inspiring zeal, though not highest in station, was George Gilbert, a rich young squire owning estates (which were confiscated in the end) in Buckinghamshire and Suffolk.
— from Blessed Edmund Campion by Louise Imogen Guiney

The Indian shook his head gravely, and replied, "You spoke her name, my brother."
— from Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 3. by Gilbert Parker

Now euery fifteene dayes (as abouesayd) that the fleet of small shippes entreth into the port, the Brokers come to the water side, and these Marchants assoone as they are come on land, do giue the cargason of all their goods to that Broker that they will haue to do their businesse for them, with the marks of all the fardles and packs they haue; and the marchant hauing taken on land all his furniture for his house, because it is needful that the Marchants that trade to the Indies carry prouision of housholde with them, because that in euery place where they come they must haue a new house, the Broker that hath receiued his cargason, commandeth his seruants to carry the Marchants furniture for his house home, and load it on some cart, and carry it into the city, where the Brokers haue diuers empty houses meet for the lodging of Marchants, furnished onely with bedsteads, tables, chaires, and empty iarres for water: then the Broker sayth to the Marchant, Goe and repose your selfe, and take your rest in the city.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Richard Hakluyt

If the residue now obtained exhibits a wormwood-like aroma, and gives a reddish yellow solution, which rapidly changes to a deep blue when treated with concentrated sulphuric acid, absinthine is present.
— from Food Adulteration and Its Detection With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendix by Jesse P. (Jesse Park) Battershall

Oh! sir, cried I, transported both with grief and rage, you shall not go alone: her rescue belongs to me; and I will effect it, or perish in the attempt.
— from The Female Quixote; or, The Adventures of Arabella, v. 1-2 by Charlotte Lennox

I’ll take you back at the garage and raise your salary.”
— from Airship Andy; Or, The Luck of a Brave Boy by Frank V. Webster

"My lady," said Werner, gently and respectfully, "your servant Von Lynar bade me tell you that he would as faithfully and loyally take your place now as he did on a former occasion!"
— from Joan of the Sword Hand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

His face was kindly, and his whole presence had an air both gentle and reassuring, yet something about him filled the youth with a strange awe.
— from Stories from Northern Myths by Emilie K. (Emilie Kip) Baker

If you don’t get a rock, you—” She did not finish, for at that instant something all but dragged the pole from her companion’s hands.
— from Third Warning A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell

I could not endure this cursing, and I said, ‘Are you cursing this man because he held before you the word of God, and desires that you should be reconciled with God and repent your sins?’
— from Memoirs of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina, grevinde