“In short,” I replied, quoting the saying of a great man whose wisdom has not yet lightened the darkness of the Amahagger, “thou hast found thy position one of greater freedom and less responsibility.”
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

But (and this is rather queer) A.T.L.‘s can not come here; O. and O. and D.O.A. Must go round another way.
— from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

It flowers in June and July, and is ripe quickly after.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

H2 anchor CHAPTER XXI Squire Gawky comes to lodge with my master—is involved in a troublesome affair, out of which he is extricated by me—he marries my master's daughter—they conspire against me—I am found guilty of theft, discharged—deserted by my friends, I hire a room in St. Gile's—where, by accident, I find the lady to whom I paid my addresses in a miserable condition—I relieve her When I enjoyed myself at large in this temper of mind, Lavement let his first floor to my countryman and acquaintance, Squire Gawky, who by this time had got a lieutenancy in the army, and such a martial ferocity in his appearance that I was afraid he would remember what happened between us in Scotland, and atone for his breach of appointment then by his punctuality now; but whether he had actually forgot me, or was willing to make me believe so, he betrayed not the least symptom of recognition at sight of me, and I remained quite cured of my apprehension; though I had occasion not long after to be convinced, that howsoever his externals might be altered, he was at bottom the same individual Gawky, whom I have already described.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

In the midst of rowdyism and ragging of the most foolish description, I remained quite alone, and it is quite possible that these frivolities formed a protecting hedge round my inmost soul, which needed time to grow to its natural strength and not be weakened by reaching maturity too soon.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

And yet it is really quite "childlike and bland."
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Agues have their hot and cold fits; from the effects of an ardent passion we fall again to shivering; as much as I had advanced, so much I retired:— Qualis ubi alterno procurrens gurgite pontus, Nunc ruit ad terras, scopulosque superjacit undam Spumeus, extremamque sinu perfundit arenam; Nunc rapidus retro, atque stu revoluta resorbens Saxa, fugit, littusque vado labente relihquit.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

As a complaint addressed by the rector to my uncle about me had not received adequate attention, the school authorities had apparently made no further attempts to exercise any supervision over me, which I had indeed rendered quite impossible by absenting myself altogether.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

trepidātiōnis aliquantum ēdēbant, dōnec quiētem ipse timor fēcisset , L. 21, 28, 11, the elephants always displayed some nervousness, till terror itself restored quiet ( 1730 ).
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

It rises quickly soon after, and in no play written (according to general belief) after about 1600 or 1601 is it less than 30.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

Now I rarely quote Scripture, for I have too much 182 guile in me to justify the liberty, but I could not refrain from mentioning Abraham’s dilemma, it seemed so appropriate to the occasion,—how when he was about to offer up Isaac, he saw a little he-goat suggestively nearby fastened among the thorns; and I suggested that instead of sacrificing me he should take the widow Smith’s little Johnnie, who shows even at this early Sabbath-school age a pharisaical aptitude for piety.
— from The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance by Paul Elmer More

After speaking some time to Nur Angara about his province, I referred quite casually to his great case, saying that I had had no time to examine carefully into the matter, and that when he and his traducers had rested sufficiently, I [106] proposed sending them on to El Obeid.
— from Fire and Sword in the Sudan A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895 by Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr von

“He is rather queer,” thought Blanche.
— from Blanche: A Story for Girls by Mrs. Molesworth

And Aunt Clara, Uncle Augustus's wife, you know, who is rather quick, said it depended whether the minister of the Gospel was a gentleman or a shoe-black, because Mrs. Donnithorne was attending a dissenting chapel then where the preacher was quite a common uneducated sort of person.
— from Cecilia de Noël by Lanoe Falconer

"Why," I responded, quite seriously, "I went there to study; and I did learn a good deal there, although naturally I was not as industrious as I might have been."
— from Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

For I recognised qualities in uncle Bryan's nature far higher than those with which the men I was acquainted with were gifted.
— from Jessie Trim by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

Illustrated; review questions; glossary.
— from Type: A Primer of Information About the Mechanical Features of Printing Types Their Sizes, Font Schemes, &c. with a Brief Description of Their Manufacture by A. A. (Alexander A.) Stewart

" "Mr. Wharton said if I could supply my own bedding——" "We certainly can do that," put in Ruth quickly.
— from Ted and the Telephone by Sara Ware Bassett

"That was not complimentary to your future husband," I remarked, quietly, as I closed and fastened the window in obedience to her request.
— from Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten by Marie Corelli