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The Germans rarely if ever came out without information of their intended movement preceding them, and Beatty put to sea within an hour of their start.
— from A Short History of the Great War by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard
I was proud of it, and I remember I saw visions of great restaurants in every city of America, all owned by me!
— from The Eye of Zeitoon by Talbot Mundy
One night that, by reason of the unwonted chilliness of the evening, such as sometimes occurs in our climate even in summer, a fire had been lit in the parlor, and the family were gathered round it, Edmund came of a sudden into the room, and every one took notice that his face was very pale.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 01, April to September, 1865 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Various
I've got rheumatism in every corner of me.
— from Calvary Alley by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
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