'Lemme go, Kittens,' says I—'come early an' often—I go where duty—hic—calls me.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Gihalángan ku sa íyang mga pasángil, I was stung by her accusations.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
His name is Sir Gareth of Orkney, and he is brother to the good knight, Sir Gawain.
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir
Well, then he laughs as hearty as if he was a-goin’ to pieces, and out he walks agin with his powdered head and pigtail, and rolls down the Strand with the chain hangin’ out furder than ever, and the great round watch almost bustin’ through his gray kersey smalls.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Ginawung (ginawngan) ku siyag sulti nga wà siyay batásan, I told him bluntly that he had no manners.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
'God knows!' said Kim cheerily.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Gibutang ku sa minur ang mútur, I put the motorcycle at low gear.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
Gikahipálag ku siya didtu, I ran into him there.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
Gilábay ku siyag tibugul nga yútà, I threw a clod of earth at him.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff
Then said Sir Lancelot to Sir Lavaine, “I pray thee set some to watch for the good knight Sir Bors, for as he hurt me, so will he surely seek for me.”
— from The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Knowles, James, Sir
Sally Groves knew somehow.
— from The Spinners by Eden Phillpotts
I desire to have no choice in the matter, but as I know not what would be for our good, and God knows, so I desire to leave it with Him, and if it is not His will we should move, He will raise objections and difficulties, and if it is His will He will make Henry
— from Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments by Edmund Gosse
Could the once fond and loving husband, the brave and gallant knight, still trust in her whom he felt convinced would bring a world of disgrace, not alone upon himself, but upon one who in after years, he trusted, would proudly sustain the honourable reputation of his race?
— from Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros
On the green margin of the land, Where Guadalhorce winds his way, My lady lay: With golden key Sleep's gentle hand Had closed her eyes so bright— Her eyes, two suns of light— And bade his balmy dews Her rosy cheeks suffuse.
— from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
He generally kept some friend with him, in whom he had confidence, who came frequently to the city.
— from History of the Prophet Joseph, by His Mother by Lucy Smith
Deliberately, and with the most impassive unconcern, the grizzled knight set his helmet upon his head.
— from The Red Tavern by C. R. (Charles Raymond) Macauley
But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith the Lord of Hosts, and My name is dreadful among the heathen."
— from Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II by Charles Henry Mackintosh
Burr's early views against Mexico; letter from General Miranda to General Hamilton, in April, 1798 on the subject of an expedition, in conjunction with Great Britain, against South America; from Miranda to Hamilton, in October, 1798, announcing the arrangements made with the British; from Miranda to General Knox, same date, on the same subject; General Adair's statement of Burr's views; grant of lands by the Spanish government to Baron Bastrop; transfer of part of said grant to
— from Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Aaron Burr
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