" George Dyer was educated at Christ's Hospital long before Lamb's time there, and, becoming a Grecian, had entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

An' I gotter go home every evenin' an' miss all the fun, by Harry!
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

having been informed that the Gauls had entered Etruria and were approaching Rome, set off to the rescue; and after a rapid march appeared on the ground just at the critical moment.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

“A good hour every evening.”
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo

A Dedication To Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Expect na, sir, in this narration, A fleechin, fleth'rin Dedication, To roose you up, an' ca' you guid, An' sprung o' great an' noble bluid, Because ye're surnam'd like His Grace— Perhaps related to the race: Then, when I'm tir'd—and sae are ye,
— from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

There were some who advised King Inge to get on horseback, and ride from the battle up to Raumarike; "where," said they, "you would get help enough, even this very day."
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Vermögen independent means eigenhändig by one's own hand eigenhändig selbst geschrieben holograph Eigenkapital equity Eigenkapital net worth Eigenmarke; Privatmarke; Händlermarke private brand Eigenname proper name Eigenschaft attribute eigentliche Wert intrinsic value Eigentum property Eigentum right of property Eigentum an einer Ware property in goods Eigentum an Patenten und Gebrauchsmustern industrial property Eigentum; Grundbesitz freehold Eigentümer owner Eigentümer proprietor Eigentümer des Grundstücks real owner Eigentümer in gutem Glauben bona fide owner Eigentümer von Obligationen bondholder Eigentümerschaft ownership Eigentumsbescheinigung certificate of ownership Eigentumsbescheinigung ownership certificate Eigentumserwerb acquisition of property Eigentumsrecht ownership Eigentumsübertragung transfer of ownership Eigentumsübertragung transfer of title Eigentumswohnung freehold flat Eigentumswohnung (US) condominium Eigenwechsel note payable Eigenwerbung; Werbung für das eigene Haus house advertising Eignung; Eignung für eine Tätigkeit aptitude Eignungstest aptitude test Eilgut express freight Eilpaket express parcel
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

"She was giving him every encouragement," said her son, looking away.
— from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

The sudden collapse of the volatile Cold-sober’s fortunes was quite a dampener to the Sour Gentleman; he evidently entertained a hope that the lucky cow-boy was fated to a rise in life.
— from The Black Lion Inn by Alfred Henry Lewis

Randolph had penetrated to Castleford Bridge, near Pontefract, and swept up Airedale and Wharfdale; and, passing by Stainmoor and Gilsland, he eluded Edward's army, and carried into Scotland many captives and immense plunder.
— from King Robert the Bruce by Alexander Falconer Murison

The thought never entered his sagacious canine head to attempt upsetting the established order of things, but he could not resist a longing whine as he stood looking through the bars of the gate, his eyes eager, his head on one side, his whole body a quivering protest against being left at home in the company of a mere cat.
— from Duncan Polite, the Watchman of Glenoro by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

—Cinereous or gray, varied with black above, and dull fulvous, or cinnamon; hair at base dusky plumbeous, in the middle of its length dull cinnamon, and at tip gray or black, longer on the vertebral line; ears erect, rounded at tip, cinnamon behind, the hair dark plumbeous at base, inside lined with gray hair; eyelids edged with black, superior eyelashes black beneath, and at tip above; supplemental lid margined with black-brown before, and edged with black-brown behind; iris yellow; pupil black-blue; spot upon the lachrymal sac black-brown; rostrum cinnamon, tinctured with grayish on the nose; lips white, edged with black, three series of black seta; head between the ears intermixed with gray, and dull cinnamon, hairs dusky plumbeous at base; sides paler than the back, obsoletely fasciate with black above the legs; legs cinnamon on the outer side, more distinct on the posterior hair: a dilated black abbreviated line on the anterior ones near the wrist; tail bushy, fusiform, straight, varied with gray and cinnamon, a spot near the base above, and tip black: the tip of the trunk of the tail, attains the tip of the os calcis, when the leg is extended; beneath white, immaculate; tail cinnamon towards the tip, tip black; posterior feet four-toed, anterior five-toed.
— from James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 1 by Thomas Say

A storekeeper gave her enough enameled oilcloth to cover neatly the long table.
— from Janice Day by Helen Beecher Long

Oh, I could coax him into a good humor easily enough, but I scarcely ever see him nowadays, except at meal times.
— from Angela's Business by Henry Sydnor Harrison