Sabedora, en fin, de que tenía que dar de almorzar a aquel hombre, entró en la despensa a sacar de lo más precioso y 05 reservado que contenía, o sea lomo en adobo y longaniza de la reciente matanza, no sin decirse mientras destapaba las respectivas orzas: —¡Tiempo es de que parezca el tesoro ; pues, entre
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

He endorsed everything le Docteur chose to say, and went away feeling much puffed-up because of having been called in to consult with a New York physician.
— from Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lawrence L. Lynch

And when he was with the Hendersons, or Miss Tavish, whose father, though not newly rich, was one of the most aggressive of speculators, and saw how easily every luxurious desire glided into fulfillment, he felt for the first time in his life the emotion of envy.
— from The Golden House by Charles Dudley Warner

Aldermen, A. C. Churchill, E. S. Hill, E. E. Leach, D. Denlinger, William Stewart, J. F. Charles.
— from History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911] by Luther Albertus Brewer

"Brer Wolf, he lif' up he year en open he eye, en let de smoke
— from Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris

I do not think a single mine or very valuable property in California has ever escaped legal difficulties.
— from The Underground World: A mirror of life below the surface by Thomas Wallace Knox

Would you believe it, Iñez, he has eyes exactly like De Lara’s!
— from The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid

Duke and Jenny had their heads turned, expectantly; Shep was sitting, his tongue out, his eyes eager, likewise demanding a share from the keg.
— from The Pike's Peak Rush; Or, Terry in the New Gold Fields by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin