Those Arab guides have a moral to each story, though the stories are not always moral.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

The translation is as follows: If you have a mind to eat something or to drink other liquors, there is commonly an open shop near it, where you sit down upon the ground or carpets and drink together.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

I T is in vain longer, said my father, addressing himself as much to Ernulphus ’s curse, which was laid upon the corner of the chimney-piece——as to my uncle Toby who sat under it——it is in vain longer, said my father, in the 235 most querulous monotony imaginable, to struggle as I have done against this most uncomfortable of human persuasions——
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

These points, however, are merely the external sign of the Luck to which dogs, as well as human beings, are believed to be born.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

With the assistance of Mr. Ford the lads had already made their entry, sending drawings and details of their device to the committee of judges.
— from The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Irving Crump

Then another hymn and more testimony, each speaker denouncing the billiard saloon.
— from Cap'n Eri by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

I think I have already mentioned the extraordinary silence which prevails in these frozen seas.
— from The Dealings of Captain Sharkey, and Other Tales of Pirates by Arthur Conan Doyle

They did it in one night; but they had a man to every second cross-tie over the whole four hundred miles from New York to Buffalo."
— from Empire Builders by Francis Lynde

He had just received a letter from Anne of Austria, a letter very valuable to him, and strongly compromising Mazarin; but, as he already played the double part which served him so well, and by which he always managed two enemies so as to draw advantage from both, either by embroiling them more and more or by reconciling them, Michel Letellier wished to send Anne of Austria's letter to Mazarin, in order that he might be acquainted with it, and consequently pleased with his having so willingly rendered him a service.
— from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas

Some were half a mile to either side and some far behind, and there were gaps of several hundred yards in the line.
— from The Yellow Horde by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts

“We didn’t see,” said Stephen, “but just one flash of musketry, because Stiles’s father said we must start that instant for home, and he told Stiles to stay here until morning, and we haven’t had a mouthful to eat since breakfast, and its been the hottest day that ever was, and I’m tired to death.”
— from The Only Woman in the Town, and Other Tales of the American Revolution by Sarah J. (Sarah Johnson) Prichard

Early in the morning the Scots were in position, and with a great rush of horses and men the English surged upon them.
— from A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Clayton Edwards

Holes are made through each side of the lower part of the nose, and through the cartilage, or that substance which divides the nostrils, through which they are suspended.
— from Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. by John Scudder