One such undertaker at least he has in readiness for our service.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

is it possible that such happiness is reserved for The dejected and forlorn LYDIA MELFORD Oct. 4. H2 anchor To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

His "maternal" instinct, his secret love for that which grows in him, guides him into states where he is relieved from the necessity of taking care of himself , in the same way in which the " mother " instinct in woman has thoroughly maintained up to the present woman's dependent position.
— from The Genealogy of Morals The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

‘Sir,’ returned Bitzer, in a very business-like and logical manner, ‘since you ask me what motive I have in reason, for taking young Mr. Tom back to Coketown, it is only reasonable to let you know.
— from Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Indra, however, in return for Purūravas’ services against the demons, makes a new concession, and allows the nymph to remain with the king for good.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

When Pope was working on the Epistle , however, he saw an opportunity to vindicate his own independence of patronage by a satiric portrait of the great Mæcenas of his younger days, Lord Halifax, who had ventured some foolish criticisms on Pope's translation of the Iliad , and seems to have expected that the poet should dedicate the great work to him in return for an offer of a pension which he made and Pope declined.
— from The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope

I was very hungry and tired, and fear I did not appreciate the honors in reserve for us, and asked for something to eat and drink.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

“Upon my word, monsieur,” said Danglars with affected carelessness, “I attach no sort of value to such empty distinctions; but the fact is, I was made baron, and also chevalier of the Legion of Honor, in return for services rendered, but——”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

On the other hand, in refusing food, especially if it be pressed on them, children frequently move their heads several times from side to side, as we do in shaking our heads in negation.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

We have, moreover, the best under-ostler in all England—old Bill, with the drawback that he is rather fond of drink.
— from The Romany Rye by George Borrow

As we stepped into the hall, I saw through the front door, which was open, the horses harnessed in readiness for "meeting," and the Colonel pacing to and fro on [Pg 161] the piazza, smoking a cigar.
— from Among the Pines; or, South in Secession Time by James R. (James Roberts) Gilmore

Booth went to the rear door of the stage, where his horse was held in readiness for him, and, leaping into the saddle, dashed through the streets toward Virginia.
— from Lincoln's Yarns and Stories A Complete Collection of the Funny and Witty Anecdotes That Made Lincoln Famous as America's Greatest Story Teller by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure

The executioner has been told to hold himself in readiness for to-morrow.
— from The Strange Story of Rab Ráby by Mór Jókai

Our old friend, Darby Hourigan, who dressed himself in rags for the occasion, then came forward; and, after pulling up the waistband of his breeches, and twisting his revolting features into what he designed for, but what no earthly being could suppose, a grin, he spoke as follows:—“My lard, an' gintlemen o' the jury, it 'ud be a hard case if we suffered poor Misther Purcel and his two daicent, ginerous, kind-hearted sons, to be condimed 'idout a word at all in their definse.
— from The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

Thus, looking down from the sublime height, I realized for the first time that I too was a spirit and an inhabitant of the world in which Jesus dwelt!
— from Strange Visitors A series of original papers, embracing philosophy, science, government, religion, poetry, art, fiction, satire, humor, narrative, and prophecy, by the spirits of Irving, Willis, Thackeray, Brontë, Richter, Byron, Humboldt, Hawthorne, Wesley, Browning, and others now dwelling in the spirit world; dictated through a clairvoyant, while in an abnormal or trance state by Henry J. Horn

He talks nonsense, and if he seriously believes what he says, he is ripe for all the socialisms.
— from The life of Friedrich Nietzsche by Daniel Halévy

Often his godlike nature is displayed by apparent sloth and indolence on his part, his followers performing miraculous feats while he remains inactive; hence he is reproached for idleness by the unwitting.
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole

He is responsible for the proper collection of the revenue and for the expenditure.
— from A History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajahs 1839-1908 by C. A. Bampfylde

An echo of this unexpected favour is heard long years after in the composer's will, where we read: "To Fraulein Anna Buchholz, 100 florins, inasmuch as in my youth her grandfather lent me 150 florins when I greatly needed them, which, however, I repaid fifty years ago.
— from Haydn by J. Cuthbert (James Cuthbert) Hadden