Some fastidious persons—but they were exclusively of her own sex—affirmed that the bloody hand, as they chose to call it, quite destroyed the effect of Georgiana's beauty, and rendered her countenance even hideous.
— from Mosses from an Old Manse, and Other Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Dairyman Crick and his wife, the milkmaids Tess, Marian, Retty Priddle, Izz Huett, and the married ones from the cottages; also Mr Clare, Jonathan Kail, old Deborah, and the rest, stood gazing hopelessly at the churn; and the boy who kept the horse going outside put on moon-like eyes to show his sense of the situation.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

When Valerius, on the threshold of the senate-house, now craved the protection of the citizens, Lucius Cornelius, embracing Appius, put an end to the dispute, not consulting the interest of him whose interest he affected to consult; and permission to speak his sentiments being obtained for Valerius through Cornelius, when this liberty did not extend beyond words, the decemvirs obtained their object.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

He was then conducted to the presence of his parents, who joyfully acknowledged him as their child; and amidst the festivities and rejoicings in honour of their new-found son the ominous prediction of the past was forgotten.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

The Buddhist priests persuaded the Mikados to abandon their ancient title of Sumeru and adopt that of Tenn[)o]; (Heavenly King or Tenshi) Son of Heaven, after the Chinese fashion.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

We have also to consider the psychological effects of sensations, as opposed to their physical causes and correlates.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell

He squeezed hard against the chest of drawers and murmured to it, “I love her, I love her!”
— from The Garden Party, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield

The members of the modest Legation in Portland Place accepted it as Grant had accepted the capitulation of Vicksburg.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

The great difficulty is in seeing how a thing can cognize anything .
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

His Anabasis is based upon the most trustworthy historians among the contemporaries of Alexander, such as Ptolemy, Aristobulus, which two he chiefly followed, Diodotus of Erythrae, Eumenes of Cardia, Nearchus of Crete, and Megasthenes; and his sound judgment as to who deserved credit, justly led him to reject such authors as Onesicritus, Callisthenes, and others.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

St. Clare stood on the steps and kissed his hand to her, as the carriage drove away; large tears were in his eyes.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

True resignation, which always brings with it the confidence that unchangeable goodness will make even the disappointment of our hopes, and the contradictions of life, conducive to some benefit, casts a grave but tranquil light over the prospect of even a toilsome and troubled life. — Humboldt.
— from Through the Year with Famous Authors by Mabel Patterson

But as that was not a safe place to ride in, we endeavoured next morning to weigh our anchor, when having some of our men hurt at the capstan, we were forced to leave it behind, holding on our course for Ventrie Haven, [Bantry Bay?] where we safely arrived the same day, and found that place a safe and convenient harbour for us, so that we had just cause to sing with the Psalmist, They that go down to the sea in ships , &c. As soon as we had anchored, my lord went forthwith on shore, and presently after brought off fresh provisions and water; such as sheep, pigs, fowls, &c. to refresh his ships company, though he had lately been very weak himself, and had suffered the same extremity with the rest: For, in the time of our former want, having only a little water remaining by him in a pot, it was broken in the night and all the water lost.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Robert Kerr

H2 anchor THE COURT
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney

“I have a good many sergeants here and they can’t all have ’em!
— from Great Britain at War by Jeffery Farnol

But now, because of her embarrassment, he hastened to her and, to cover her distressed confusion, laughed lightly and stooping, caught her nerveless fingers to his lips: "Dear my lady," said he, smiling down into her troubled eyes, "till this moment ne'er did I think this awkward
— from Our Admirable Betty: A Romance by Jeffery Farnol

"Oh, David, were you not afraid?" "Not at all," he answered, "the Campbells are exclusive West-Enders.
— from A Reconstructed Marriage by Amelia E. Barr

The snow was deep, and there were huge and treacherous cracks in the ice.
— from An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

Over the others he bent his head, and there came from him a low, sobbing breath.
— from The Honor of the Big Snows by James Oliver Curwood