She was horribly jealous, and not nearly so handsome as you might suppose, though she was photographed as a "type of Egyptian Beauty!"
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, July 21st 1894 by Various

The "evil sect" was formally prohibited, while edicts were issued declaring that as long as the sun should shine no foreigner should enter Japan and no native should leave it.
— from Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 12 (of 15), Japanese and Chinese by Charles Morris

But, just as necessary nowadays, she had learned that all men carry guns, that guns are irresistible, that the only way to avoid them is by keeping out of sight while the sun is up, and yet that at night they are harmless.
— from Animal Heroes by Ernest Thompson Seton

His descriptions of the terrors of modern journalism are not nearly so exaggerated as the reader will probably imagine.
— from By Right of Conquest: A Novel by Arthur Hornblow

In this war of self-defence we are justified and need no special pleading to proclaim our cause.
— from The Soul of the War by Philip Gibbs

“So that we can have plenty to eat on our journey, and need not stop to hunt.”
— from Silverspur; or, The Mountain Heroine: A Tale of the Arapaho Country by Edward Willett

’—‘Whose is she,’ thrice also.—‘J. B.’ (naming the owner three times.)—‘Whither will you send her?’—‘To J. a Nicks,’ (naming some neighbour who has not all his corn reaped;) then they all shout three times, and so the ceremony ends with good cheer.
— from The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac by William Hone