William Kemp, said to have been the original Dogberry in Much ado about Nothing, danced a morris from London to Norwich in nine days: of which he printed the account, A. D. 1600, intitled, Kemp's Nine Days Wonder, &c. KEMP'S SHOES.
— from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Let us not claim the prize before we have won it, nor demand our wages before we have finished our work.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Her letter to Raymond gave no clue for discovery; it assured him, that she was in no danger of wanting the means of life; she promised in it to preserve herself, and some future day perhaps to present herself to him in a station not unworthy of her.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

He replied, he could be in no danger of wanting while his father's tenderness remained, which he and his wife should always cultivate with the utmost veneration; and he was persuaded his allowance would be suitable to the dignity and circumstances of his family, and to the provision already made for his brothers and sisters, who were happily settled under his protection.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

I followed, and without Mr. Cummings, and without arms, which I never do or will carry, unless as a soldier in war, or unless I should yet come to feel I must fight a duel, or to join and aid in the ranks of a necessary Vigilance Committee.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain

For, say they, as there is no day on which Christians ought not to use this prayer, so there is no sin of any kind which, though committed every day, is not remitted when we say, "Forgive us our debts," if we take care to fulfil what follows, "as we forgive our debtors."
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

There is no danger of Wickham's marrying Mary King.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Three days later Senator Bacon saw the situation with clearer vision from the other side of the world than General Otis could see it under his nose, and said on the floor of the Senate on January 18th concerning the conditions at Manila and Malolos: While there is no declaration of war, while there is no avowal of hostile intent, with two such armies fronting each other with such divers intents and resolves, it will take but a spark to ignite the magazines which is to explode.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

I have occupied stations which I never dreamed of when a slave.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

The Indians' past experience with the light-minded French and the evil-minded Spanish adventurers of the border had left a deep impression; it had made them wary, if not distrustful, of white men's protestations.
— from Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by William R. (William Rheem) Lighton

It was April once more before Dosia Linden came North again, after extending months, in no day of which had her stay seemed anything but temporary—a condition to be ended next week or the week after at farthest.
— from McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 by Various

I never dined out with—with a gentleman before.'
— from The Rhymer by Allan McAulay

He allowed every one else to pass before us, with the idea, no doubt, of withdrawing with me a little to one side.
— from Wagner at Home by Judith Gautier

[154] When Parties of Sick or Wounded are to be sent from Camp, or from one Hospital to another, Care ought to be taken that they are placed properly in the Waggons; that they have proper physical People, Nurses, &c. to attend them; as well as Provisions, and other Necessaries, so as to be in no Danger of wanting any Thing while they are on their Journey.
— from An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Donald Monro

The ruins of aqueducts and houses prove that this country has been at one time peopled; but it is now destitute of water, and, consequently, of inhabitants.
— from Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3) Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833 by Burnes, Alexander, Sir

This proved to be a very arduous task, as in a great many places on that part of the Clyde there is not depth of water to carry a boat.
— from James Gilmour of Mongolia: His diaries, letters, and reports by James Gilmour