I had always thought that I would keep a journal and record everything, but in the way I now live I find I observe nothing to record.
— from Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin

Ambrose told the adventures of their journey, and Randall exclaimed, “By my bau—I mean by my faith—if ye have ill-luck in uncles, ye have had good luck in friends.”
— from The Armourer's Prentices by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

The English supplement,—"the kingdoms," is justified and required, equally by the sense and the laws of syntax: and he is a deceiver, if a scholar, who insists upon any other, to supply the ellipsis.
— from Notes on the Apocalypse by David Steele

572* Eagles, Stags, and Wolves, engraved by George Pearson, after John Wolf 573* Hare Hawking, engraved by George Pearson, after John Wolf 574* Falls of Niagara, engraved by George Pearson 574* From Sandford and Merton, engraved by Measom, after H. Anelay 575* From Longfellow’s Miles Standish, engraved by Thomas Bolton, after John Absolon 576* Flaxman’s ‘Deliver us from Evil,’ a specimen of Mr. Thomas Bolton’s new process of photographing on wood 577* From Montalva’s Fairy Tales, engraved by John Swain, after R. Doyle 578* From ‘Brown, Jones, and Robinson,’ engraved by John Swain, after Doyle 579* From Uncle Tom’s Cabin, engraved by Orrin Smith, after John Leech 580* From Mr. Leech’s Tour in Ireland, engraved by John Swain, after John Leech 581* From ‘Moral Emblems of all Ages,’ engraved by H. Leighton, after John Leighton 582* Two subjects from the Illustrated Southey’s Life of Nelson, engraved by H. Harral, after E. Duncan 583* North porch of St. Maria Maggiore, drawn and engraved by Orlando Jewitt 584* Shrine in Bayeux Cathedral, by Orlando Jewitt 585* Hearse of Margaret Countess of Warwick and other specimens from Regius Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament, by Orlando Jewitt 586* Brick Tracery, St. Stephen’s Church, Tangermunde, Prussia, by ditto 587* The Nut Brown Maid, engraved by J. Williams, after T. Creswick 588* Vignette from Bohn’s Illustrated Edition of Walton’s Angler, by M. Jackson, after T. Creswick 589* Paul preaching at Athens, engraved by W. J. Linton, after John Martin 590* Vignette from the Book of British Ballads, engraved by ditto, after R. McIan 590* From Milton’s L’Allegro, engraved by ditto, after Stonehouse 591* From the same, engraved by ditto, after J. C. Horsley 591* Ancient Gambols, drawn and engraved by F. W. Fairholt 592* Vignette from the Illustrated Edition of Robin Hood, by ditto 592* Two illustrations from Dr. Mantell’s Works, engraved by James Lee, after Joseph Dinkel 593* From Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, engraved by H. Harral, after E. H. Wehnert 594* Three illustrations drawn and engraved by George Cruikshank, from ‘Three Courses and a Dessert’ 595* Two illustrations by ditto from the Universal Songster 596* Three illustrations from the Pictorial Grammar, by Crowquill 597* Vignette from the Book of British Ballads by Kenny Meadows 597* CHAPTER IX THE PRACTICE OF WOOD ENGRAVING, 561-652.
— from A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical by Henry G. (Henry George) Bohn

It is called the Elliott Ear Protector and is made by J. A. R. Elliott, Box 201, New York City, U. S. A. Savory & Moore of 143 New Bond Street, London and Gieve, Mathews & Seagrove, Portsmouth, England have them in stock.
— from The Modern Pistol and How to Shoot It by Walter Winans

The good old minister chuckled gleefully, and was no doubt a sincere sharer in the joy and relief experienced by his charge.
— from Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War by G. F. R. (George Francis Robert) Henderson

The Chancery Division, as stated, is the tribunal for equity trials where juries are rarely employed, but the judge determines both the law and the facts.
— from A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London Courts by Thomas Leaming

One hour later J. Augustus Redell entered breathlessly in response to a telephonic invitation from Cappy.
— from Cappy Ricks Retires: But That Doesn't Keep Him from Coming Back Stronger Than Ever by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

It is often supposed by the outside world that jealousies and rivalries exist between authors, as is too often said to 92 be the case in other professions.
— from Thirteen Years of a Busy Woman's Life by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

Edited by Jerome K. Jerome and Robert E. Barr .
— from The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Walter Besant