It gave me intense delight merely to hold her hands.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

A flower, for instance, as Phoebe herself observed, always began to droop sooner in Clifford's hand, or Hepzibah's, than in her own; and by the same law, converting her whole daily life into a flower fragrance for these two sickly spirits, the blooming girl must inevitably droop and fade much sooner than if worn on a younger and happier breast.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wà giyud mi imbitaha, Darn them!
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Once in a generation mayhap I do as I have done but now, and slay a score by torture.
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

'A telling move with a good many, I dare say, but it won't put me off my guard.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Well, much good may it do them!
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Wenn der Gedrückte nirgends Recht kann finden, Wenn unerträglich wird die Last greift er Hinauf getrosten Muthes in den Himmel Und holt herunter seine ew’gen Rechte, Die droben hangen unveräusserlich Und unzerbrechlich, wie die Sterne selbst— Der alte Urstand der Natur kehrt wieder, Wo Mensch dem Menschen gegenüber steht— Zum letzten Mittel, wenn kein andres mehr Verfangen will, ist ihm das Schwert gegeben.”
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant

From several essays written by native schoolboys in answer to the question of how they spend their day, I select one—the one which goes most into detail: “66.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

Concerning the effeminates consecrated to the same Great Mother, in defiance of all the modesty which belongs to men and women, Varro has not wished to say anything, nor do I remember to have read anywhere aught concerning them.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

'Yes,' said Henry, gently, meekly, 'it does.
— from Henry Is Twenty: A Further Episodic History of Henry Calverly, 3rd by Samuel Merwin

Well, my dear Dorothea, I had been hoping to go more into detail about my mother and about our life in the Maritime Capital, which is to be our home for a year, but I had hardly got down the last words when Aristides came in with a despatch from the Seventh Regionic, summoning us there on important public business: I haven't got over the feeling yet of being especially distinguished and flattered at sharing in public business; but the Altrurian women are so used to it that they do not think anything of it.
— from Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance by William Dean Howells

In justice to myself, however, I must add, that though disappointed and mortified at not finding myself enraptured with the works of this great master, I did not for a moment conceive or suppose that the name of Raffaelle and those admirable paintings in particular owed their reputation to the ignorance and prejudice of mankind; on the contrary, my not relishing them, as I was conscious I ought to have done, was one of the most humiliating things that ever happened to me.
— from Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses Edited, with an Introduction, by Helen Zimmern by Reynolds, Joshua, Sir

"And the people are agreeable, I suppose?" observed Earle, absently, his eye fastened on the lovely alterations of light and shade—of the nearer green melting into distant blue—which made up the scene without.
— from Fairy Gold by Christian Reid

"Yes, much good may it do you; but I have one bit of advice to give you. Don't look out of window too much."
— from The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental by Alexandre Dumas

Then this same God—if any there be—He who you say put more on you than you could bear—He struck me, as, well—no—He did not strike—but ground me, ground me into dust—took her out of my life and then laid my soul before me so naked that the very sunlight scorches it.
— from The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore

Godfrey Markham, I did this in all sincerity.
— from Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn

When slowly moving machines are to be driven, or where, for any reason, very moderate belt speeds are required, the back geared motor is desirable.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 02 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins