"Good idea," said Edith, "let's all make pillows out of sand."
— from Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl by Helen Hart

A general introduction sketches events leading up to this period.
— from The Book Review Digest, Volume 13, 1917 Thirteenth Annual Cumulation Reviews of 1917 Books by Various

"We haven't found out yet how Bruce got in," she explained, looking fearfully over her shoulder, for the effects of her fright had not quite left her yet.
— from Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance; Or, The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners by Janet D. Wheeler

Or perche' in circuito tutto quanto l'aere si volge con la prima volta, se non li e` rotto il cerchio d'alcun canto, in questa altezza ch'e` tutta disciolta ne l'aere vivo, tal moto percuote, e fa sonar la selva perch'e` folta; e la percossa pianta tanto puote, che de la sua virtute l'aura impregna, e quella poi, girando, intorno scuote; e l'altra terra, secondo ch'e` degna per se' e per suo ciel, concepe e figlia di diverse virtu` diverse legna.
— from La Divina Commedia di Dante: Complete by Dante Alighieri

I got in some extra licks last night on my stuff,” Bob proposed.
— from Airplane Boys Discover the Secrets of Cuzco by E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine

“I believe the sail would go twice as far if we could gore it,” said Eleanor, laughing.
— from Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

It almost seemed as if she was afraid of being implicated in the sinner's guilt, if she encouraged Lilly's advances.
— from The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann

The grace that could take up a sinner from such a pit of corruption as that in which Levi lay groveling, and lead him into such high elevation, deserves the highest note of praise; and, blessed be God, it shall, ere long, have it from all who, like Levi, have felt its sacred power.
— from The Great Commission. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. IV by Charles Henry Mackintosh