" "Why, that is terrible," said the stork-mamma; "I feel as if I could hardly bear to hear any more, but you must tell me what happened next.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

I have avenged myself because you can no longer pretend to think her a marvel of beauty, as having mistaken me for her, the difference between us must needs be slight; but I have done you a service, too, as the thought of what has happened should cure you of your passion.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

He swore you were expecting him at Milan, but you were not there at all, and he contrived to get money in some way or another, and brought me here miserably enough.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

“If you journey to the lake, you have mistaken your route,” said Heyward, haughtily; “the highway thither is at least half a mile behind you.”
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

audī´ te audī´ re , be thou heard audī´ minī , be ye heard 1.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

‘Mr. Dick,’ said my aunt, ‘you have heard me mention David Copperfield? Now don’t pretend not to have a memory, because you and I know better.’
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

au´dî audî´ te audî´ re , be thou heard audî´ minî , be ye heard 1.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Has any mishap befallen you?" Hector in a weak voice answered, "And which, kind sir, of the gods are you, who now ask me thus?
— from The Iliad by Homer

I hope all may be yet set right again.
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 2 (of 2) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The stir that she made, and still more the disorder that she caused among the highest and most brilliant youth, overcame the extreme indulgence that, not without cause, the Queen-mother entertained for persons whose conduct was gallant, and more than gallant, and made her send her an order to retire into a convent.
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

Now, you saw in criminal cases before—very likely you have had a man before you on trial who had stolen five dollars or something of that kind, and the same rule applies.
— from The Fall River Tragedy: A History of the Borden Murders by Edwin H. Porter

"You've got a good hour an' mo' befo' you."
— from The Romance of a Plain Man by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

" "The least you could have done was to have asked me before you bought tickets," returned Esther.
— from Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

"'For, gentlemen,' said he, 'besides all the other advantages which I have mentioned, there is this further attraction—my tent is well and sufficiently lighted so that you can not only hold a matinee, but you can give an evening performance as well.'
— from Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William H. (William Hanford) Edwards

Fogerty has arrested me, but you needn't worry about my trying to escape.
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

The law Is formed hereon, and modified by years.
— from The Angel in the Cloud by Edwin W. (Edwin Wiley) Fuller

"Yes," she answered; "and I would have told you all if you had asked me; but you did not ask; it was a little secret which you, quite unnecessarily, seemed to think yourself bound to keep; a harmless game of hide-and-seek, such as every one plays now and then.
— from Hammer and Anvil: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen