goodness could he ever want of—” “The very words I was a-sayin’ no longer ago th’n this minute to Sister Utterback, ’n’ she’ll tell you so herself.
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

But the genuine Cynic has no enemy, even though men strike his feeble body or drag his name in the mire, or slander and speak ill of him, because enmity is felt only towards an opponent, but that which is above personal rivalry is usually loved and respected.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

The porter pointed to the tap of the electric-light and began a muttered apology but Gabriel cut him short.
— from Dubliners by James Joyce

If he had English blood in his veins it had probably received some French or Italian commixture; but he suggested, fine gold coin as he was, no stamp nor emblem of the common mintage that provides for general circulation; he was the elegant complicated medal struck off for a special occasion.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

By dint of roaring at the top of his voice under a flaring gaslight, clenching his fists, knitting his brows, setting his teeth, and pounding with his arms, he had taken so much out of himself by this time, that he was brought to a stop, and called for a glass of water.
— from Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Túshin’s companion officer had been killed at the beginning of the engagement and within an hour seventeen of the forty men of the guns’ crews had been disabled, but the artillerymen were still as merry and lively as ever.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

If one guest came he sometimes partook of my frugal meal, and it was no interruption to conversation to be stirring a hasty-pudding, or watching the rising and maturing of a loaf of bread in the ashes, in the meanwhile.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

Laurie and his grandfather came over to see her off, and Mr. Brooke looked so strong and sensible and kind that the girls christened him "Mr. Greatheart" on the spot.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

Thy self thou gav’st, thy own worth then not knowing, Or me to whom thou gav’st it, else mistaking, So thy great gift upon misprision growing, Comes home again, on better judgement making.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

The Church of God is manifold, not a unit.[2] He who "walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks" "holdeth the seven stars in his right hand.
— from The Ministry of the Spirit by A. J. (Adoniram Judson) Gordon

The sensation increased in intensity, and the suitcase grew correspondingly heavy.
— from The Strength of the Pines by Edison Marshall

"Only Gluck can have written this!" cried she.
— from Marie Antoinette and Her Son by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

Where the sun rises, that I know of old; Knowledge precedes me round the turn of the lane, And I could take you where the orchids grow Friendly with cowslips; where the bluebell pulls Smooth from its bulb, bleached where it grew concealed, Hidden from light; the tiny brook is eager, Quick with spring rains, bright April rains, and fills The pool where drowsy cattle slouch to drink.
— from Orchard and Vineyard by V. (Victoria Mary) Sackville-West

From fissures in the roofs of the galleries, carburetted hydrogen gas was constantly flowing; in some of the more dangerous places it might be heard escaping from the crevices of the coal with a hissing noise.
— from Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles

He felt that while Government could have kept the enthusiasm of its supporters by following out a simple, strong policy, it had injured itself and disgusted them, not by going too far, but by shilly-shallying, compromising, and equivocating.
— from A Beacon for the Blind: Being a Life of Henry Fawcett, the Blind Postmaster-General by Winifred Holt

armed to the teeth Perez the Mouse brushed away a tear with his paw and then tried to comfort the King by showing him the bright gold coin he was going to put under little Giles’ pillow in exchange for his first tooth.
— from Perez the Mouse by Luis Coloma

Friends, from their friends, no stain of guilt contract. Hercules.
— from Heathen mythology, Illustrated by extracts from the most celebrated writers, both ancient and modern by Various