He seized her in rude, strong hands and drew her close.
— from Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey

And though this great Multitude of Men, Horses, and Droves, [Pg 185] passed by a way at a good distance from that of the Emperor, yet it raised so horrible a Dust, that we always seemed to March in a cloud, and thence found it Difficult to distinguish those that Marched 15 or 20 Paces from us.
— from Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society by Royal Society (Great Britain)

"I rather stay here and do business," he declared.
— from Aaron Rodd, Diviner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

The King does what he can, but the idle rogues set him at defiance; and there be many beside me who will feel the grip of poverty for long years to come.
— from In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince by Evelyn Everett-Green

"I remember," said he after dinner, "that the doctor conceded this morning that Christ's body was not in the sacrament as in [98] a place.
— from History of the Great Reformation, Volume 4 by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

The race increased, however, and became rather troublesome on the veranda after tea; but in the grove they were never annoying; I rarely saw half a dozen.
— from A Bird-Lover in the West by Olive Thorne Miller

that, in the French army which invaded Russia, soldiers having a dark complexion from the southern parts of Europe, withstood the intense cold better than those with lighter complexions from the north; but no doubt such statements are liable to error.
— from The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin