He can make himself admired for his wit, not his toilette; his elegance and refinement, not the price of his clothes.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

To this prophecy, so agreeable to his ears, Arthur returned no answer than a cackle of great delight.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

Of this tour he composed a poetical journal Childe Harold's Pilgrimage in which he ascribed his experiences and reflections not to himself but to a fictitious character Childe Harold described as a melancholy young nobleman prematurely familiar with evil sated with pleasures and embittered against humanity.
— from The Elements of Style by William Strunk

hancine ego ad rem nātam memorābō?
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

Marius shivered; it was the denial of his father that was required of him; he dropped his eyes and replied:— “No, sir.”
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Amy sat long so absorbed in thought that she had not noticed the departure of Philip Dalton; and when she spoke, not daring to withdraw her hands from her eyes, and received no answer, she looked around and saw that she was alone.
— from Tippoo Sultaun: A tale of the Mysore war by Meadows Taylor

This deceptive treatment, however, wrought more severely on Stumps than they had expected, and roused not only jealous but revengeful feelings in his breast.
— from The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

But, while this feat may be said to have established a record never subsequently lowered, there is no doubt that almost every day in modern times men and women are performing similar and scarcely less impressive miracles of self-restraint.
— from A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

"Yes, yes," he exclaimed aloud, "Rome, Naples, Syracuse, you Paradises of artists, what is this poor slip of earth in comparison with you!
— from What the Swallow Sang: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen

He entered a restaurant near the corner, and was soon served.
— from The Missing Tin Box; Or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Edward Stratemeyer

He was chosen equally for his proved consecration to service, for his unselfishness, for his exceptional and remarkable natural courage by which he was afraid of nothing, and for his unwavering persistence in plans once made in spite of all difficulties.
— from The War Romance of the Salvation Army by Grace Livingston Hill

Under the chief ministership of Manohar Parrikar, the issue has hit the headlines especially after Rajan Narayan announced his resignation from the Herald (in September 2003).
— from Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various

Lincoln had long before realized the deficiencies of his education, and resolved, now that the conditions were favorable, to atone for early neglect by a course of study.
— from Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volume 1 (of 2) by William Henry Herndon