His tomb[322] has been visited by thousands of pilgrims, blessing God for his goodness in raising up such a man, so signally fitted to be a blessing to the times in which he lived.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01 by John Bunyan

In August (24th), 1654, the General Court addressed another letter to Oliver Cromwell, commencing as follows: "It hath been no small comfort to us poor exiles, in these utmost ends of the earth (who sometimes felt and often feared the frowns of the mighty), to have had the experience of the good hand of God, in raising up such, whose endeavours have not been wanting to our welfare: amongst whom we have good cause to give your Highness the first place: who by a continued series of favours, have oblidged us, not only while you moved in a lower orb, but since the Lord hath called your Highness to supreme authority, whereat we rejoice and shall pray for the continuance of your happy government, that under your shadow not only ourselves, but all the Churches, may find rest and peace."
— from The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 by Egerton Ryerson

“If these two notes were sent by the same man, as they appear to have been,” remarked a quiet man who heretofore had said nothing but had been steadily consuming one black cigar after another by the process of chewing them between his strong white teeth, “then our game is right underfoot, so to speak—right in little old Manhattan probably.”
— from The Radio Detectives by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill

Relying upon the experience thus gained, I reckoned upon success in raising my Eumenes.
— from The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Jean-Henri Fabre

I often go into rooms under such circumstances, and perhaps upon this occasion it may be even better for the purpose I have in view, if I find the chamber in disorder.
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, April 1883 by Chautauqua Institution

"Miss Grig is rather unwell," said Felix Grig.
— from Lilian by Arnold Bennett

‘And then up rose the Deputy Commissioner, and, to my great surprise and great amusement, gave, in rough Urdu, such a whipping to Batala and her magnates, as I never heard in a speech in my life.
— from A Lady of England: The Life and Letters of Charlotte Maria Tucker by Agnes Giberne

This god is represented upon some incense burners, and is found not infrequently associated with Cuculcan.
— from The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras by Thomas William Francis Gann

Snow and glacier ice rest upon some of their summits and shoulders throughout the year.
— from Then and Now; or, Thirty-Six Years in the Rockies Personal Reminiscences of Some of the First Pioneers of the State of Montana by Robert Vaughn