It was not so near, however, but that they spent another night upon the road; not that their doing so was quite an act of necessity, but that the schoolmaster, when they approached within a few miles of his village, had a fidgety sense of his dignity as the new clerk, and was unwilling to make his entry in dusty shoes, and travel-disordered dress.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Quedaba el recurso de dar libertad a su comprimido encono por medio de la palabra manifestada decorosamente y sin faltarse a sí mismo; pero aun le pareció 103 prematuro este postrer recurso, que no debía emplear, según su juicio, hasta el instante de salir definitivamente de aquella casa y de Orbajosa.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

It combines suddenly with it in the cylinder, and heat energy is developed so rapidly that the act is called an explosion.
— from How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams

There was no sign on the face of nature of this amazing tale that was not so much told as suggested to me in desolate exclamations, completed by shrugs, in interrupted phrases, in hints ending in deep sighs.
— from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

He is an old friend of mine, and knowing his energy, I dare say he works you very hard.
— from Thurston of Orchard Valley by Harold Bindloss

Now Billy scowls about the Rocks, his manly beauty marr’d, And Billy’s girl, upon her ’ed, is doin’ six months ’ard; Bill’s swivel eye is in a sling, his heart is in despair, And in the Sydney ‘Orspital lies Billy’s square affair.
— from Verses popular and humorous by Henry Lawson

The odd fact is that in his near approach to death, and with his earthly interest dwindling, Sir John had looked matters frankly in the face, and had been driven to the conclusion—a conclusion impossible to him in normal health—that he had got no more than he deserved.
— from The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

A practitioner in Leith having examined in Dr. Simpson's house, a portion of the uterus obtained from one of the patients, had immediately afterwards three fatal cases of puerperal fever.
— from The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

Arriving at Hobart early in December, she took in further supplies, and sailed again, on December 19, for the Antarctic.
— from The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the "“Discovery”" by G. Firth Scott

Nature could have chosen no more fitting spot for the mighty sacrifice to save the Union, because here everything is dark, solemn and desolate.
— from The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

Don, shouting directions to his favorites, followed as fast as he was able, and Bert, with his double barrel on his shoulder, kept close to his brother’s side, wondering all the while at the courage he exhibited in doing so.
— from The Mail Carrier by Harry Castlemon

"Leastways," he said reminiscently, looking at me out of the corner of his eye, "I do seem to remember something about a stawf car bein' in 'ere this morning when yours was"—and he smiled disarmingly.
— from Fanny Goes to War by Pat Beauchamp Washington