They were sadly crippled though not defeated, and had exhibited a degree of nerve, mettle, and firmness that was entirely unexpected from the vanquished soldiery of San Jacinto.
— from History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Brantz Mayer

Her commander had eaten and drunk of Norfolk’s 39 hospitality, and then had turned his guns upon her—upon a city full of his friends.
— from A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 being a record of the actual experiences of the wife of a Confederate officer by Myrta Lockett Avary

This disgraceful alliance, following four successive marriages by sisters and cousins with three sons of Covenant-breaker denounced repeatedly by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as His enemy, and daughter of notorious political agitator, brands them with infamy greater than any associated with marriages contracted by old Covenant-breakers whether belonging to family of Muḥammad-‘Alí or Badí’u’lláh.
— from Citadel of Faith by Effendi Shoghi

I replied; 'but, John, give us your hand-on that point we may honestly embrace, and declare ourselves now even two.
— from The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth by Timothy Templeton

he Eighth Assembly District of New York City, and a couple of Chicago aldermen, Mawruss."
— from Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things by Montague Glass

The desiccation of the climate has entailed a desiccation of national humour.
— from Old Calabria by Norman Douglas

He was cloaked and hatted for a journey, and his gait showed haste, even a degree of nervousness.
— from The Amateur Diplomat: A Novel by Thomas B. (Thomas Bertram) Costain