It was evident he did not know of what had happened; but Mick, who was at dinner too, and Ulick, and almost all the girls, looked exceedingly black, and the Captain foolish; and Miss Nora, who was again by his side, ready to cry.
— from Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

Drusilla to such savage cynicism Gave loth ear bitterly, as one well sure It were not wise in anything to cross Her husband's brutal whim, and he went on: "There is that milksop
— from The Epic of Paul by William Cleaver Wilkinson

Most of the complaints and accusations are of thefts, a crime exceedingly common among the Arabs, and generally treated with great leniency, especially by Abd-el-Kader, who is neither cruel nor vindictive.
— from The French in Algiers The Soldier of the Foreign Legion; and The Prisoners of Abd-el-Kader by Clemens Lamping

This is doubtless in considerable measure due to the increase of work in factories, and the greater liberty enjoyed by adolescence—liberty too often to become enslaved.
— from Woman and Womanhood: A Search for Principles by C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby

Every ship seems to beat every other ship, in the glowing language employed; but after making a little allowance for local vanity, there is a substratum of correctness which shews strongly how we are advancing in rate of speed.
— from Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 by Various

Croagh Gorm and Blue Stack Mountains lie north and west of Barnesmore Gap and above Lough Eske, reaching nearly to Glenties, Lough Eske being about 30 miles east of Slieve League.
— from Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. 2 - Wales and Ireland by W. P. (Walter Parry) Haskett Smith

and did she obtain that love which she deserved so well, and for which she yearned so ardently, she whose gentle, longing eyes betrayed an unfathomable depth of tenderness and passion?
— from Problematic Characters: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen

A grim laugh, echoed by a lighter one, showed that the visitors had encountered only what they had expected, and after this brief episode they continued their journey upwards with a firmer sense of security; a smoky oil lamp on the first floor landing guided their footsteps by casting a flickering light on the narrow stairway, whereon slime and filth crept unchecked through the broken crevices between the stones.
— from The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

This will be found to be a very general law, elevation being accompanied by the abrupt appearance of new types, and decadence by the apparent continuation of old species, or modifications of them.
— from The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, John William, Sir

“I beg your pardon,” said Mr Gresham, for such was his name; and as he bent slightly towards her, she was struck for the first time by his really remarkable good looks, enhanced by a gentleness of expression which tended to reassure her.
— from Philippa by Mrs. Molesworth