He had got it from the engine driver.
— from Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by George A. Birmingham

“And we got it from them Egyptian d——” “I don't say that,” Westover interposed.
— from The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete by William Dean Howells

But, my dear cousin, there is nothing worth having apart from God; I feel this every day more and more and the fear of satisfying myself with something short of Him—this is my only anxiety.
— from The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by George Lewis Prentiss

Each prayer can be read in a minute, but will give inspiration for the entire day.”
— from My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by John Henry Jowett

I know, Lenox, I got it from the English 'Don Giovanni'), that I have quite a talent for listening well.
— from Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various