There is no indication, however, that England detected, in all that had gone on since her army landed at the Head of Elk, anything more than a couple of natural defeats for the rebels.
— from George Washington, Volume I by Henry Cabot Lodge
The Catholic princes who resist him, like Duke George of Saxony, have at least a “thousand devils” who inspire them and assist them.
— from Luther, vol. 5 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar
"You must Get On," said his aunt, looking at him through her spectacles.
— from Mightier than the Sword by Alphonse Courlander
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