Hastily they dressed, and emerged one by one from their staterooms, to gain every moment of this enchanted day.
— from Gulf and Glacier; or, The Percivals in Alaska by Willis Boyd Allen

Were we to hoist the flag on the keep and fire a gun, every man on the estate would muster here before sunset, and would march against the King of France himself did Sir Eustace order them to do so."
— from At Agincourt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

But it seems inevitable to me that Germany will be beaten, that the horrid period of alliances and armaments will not come again, that England will gain even more of the earth's surface, that Russia may next play the menace; that all Europe (as much as survives) will be bankrupt; that relatively we shall be immensely stronger financially and politically—there must surely come many great changes—very many, yet undreamed of.
— from The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Burton Jesse Hendrick

The only girl I ever had in my life—and she's the prettiest thing God ever made on this earth.
— from The Foolish Virgin by Dixon, Thomas, Jr.

“The Gnostics entertained many of the Essenean ideas; and the Essenes had their greater and minor Mysteries at least two centuries before our era.
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 3 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky

Of all the things God ever made on this earth I love the waters of the sea, and all moving water suggests it to me.
— from The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865-1900 by Dixon, Thomas, Jr.

But these manifest dangers of their lives, nor the sight of so many as dropped continually at their sides, could deter them from advancing, and gaining ground every moment on the enemy; and though the Spaniards never ceased to fire, and act the best they could for their defence, yet they were forced to yield, after three hours' combat.
— from The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main by A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin

Perhaps the host or the now staring and greatly excited mate of the Eagle had heard somewhat and had repeated what he had heard.
— from The Witch by Mary Johnston