"He'll give us extra lessons for this," grumbled Roger.
— from Dave Porter in the Far North; Or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Edward Stratemeyer
"Those," he said, "who would give up essential liberty for the sake of a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
— from Four American Leaders by Charles William Eliot
Christ's blood purifies and heals from sin and death; it strikes at their very foundation, and entirely releases us from their power and grants us eternal life for soul and body.
— from Epistle Sermons, Vol. 2: Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Martin Luther
Mollie says that when she grows up she is going to give up English literature for ever and read something interesting.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 by Various
He gives us enough light for the moment, He says, 'March round Jericho; and be sure that I mean something.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Alexander Maclaren
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