You have heard me ill spoken of; and yet, believe me, I have hosts of friends there.
— from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw

O, thou art deceived; I would have made it short, for I was come to the whole depth of my tale, and meant indeed to occupy the argument no longer.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

If I may judge, ye Elders, who have ne'er Seen him, methinks I see the shepherd there Whom we have sought so long.
— from Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes by Sophocles

[In a considerate voice] When you left him on the morning of Friday the 7th you would not say that he was out of his mind, I suppose? RUTH.
— from Justice by John Galsworthy

And now perhaps it may not seem unreasonable to some, that such an inveterate hatred might increase so much
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

His mother is said to have died among the Cherokee.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

He held me on his knee while I examined his watch, and he made it strike for me.
— from The Story of My Life With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Helen Keller

Her carriage towards Bella was as a carriage towards a young lady of good position, whom she had met in society a few years ago.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

She had made it seven, she said, not only because it was a lucky number, but because there were just seven letters in the name, Liberty .
— from The Liberty Girl by Rena I. Halsey

“I am rather in a hurry,” returned Phillis, surprised at his manner, it seemed so agitated.
— from Not Like Other Girls by Rosa Nouchette Carey

He little dreamed that he was soon to follow his messengers in swifter speed.
— from Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 07 (of 15), Spanish by Charles Morris

There was another matter, besides the payment of his debt, that weighed heavily on his mind, in spite of all he could do to prevent it.
— from Go-Ahead; Or, The Fisher-Boy's Motto by Harry Castlemon

Unconsciously her words and manner aped those of her mother in sundry other introductions that had figured in her own experience during the last four weeks; and before Mrs. Kendall 53 knew what was happening she found herself being ceremoniously presented to Tom Whalen, late of the Alley, New York.
— from The Turn of the Tide: The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

Woman : How much is six months' screw?
— from Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days by Arnold Bennett

Wherefore sufficient provision is made for the human multitude, if some betake themselves to carnal procreation, while others abstaining from this betake themselves to the contemplation of Divine things, for the beauty and welfare of the whole human race.
— from Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Whether this generous condescension diffused such a composure upon her spirits as tended to the ease and refreshment of nature, which had been almost exhausted by disease and vexation, certain it is, that from this day she began to struggle with her malady in surprising efforts, and hourly gained ground, until her health was pretty well re-established.
— from The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. (Tobias) Smollett