XXI China and bronze the tables weight, Amber on pipes from Stamboul glows, And, joy of souls effeminate, Phials of crystal scents enclose.
— from Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

The longest journey our Saviour ever performed was from here to Jerusalem—about one hundred to one hundred and twenty miles.
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

He arrived safely at the Jägerhof on Sunday evening, passing under all the triumphal arches during the time of the illuminations, and amidst the pealing of bells and firing of cannon, with an escort of burgher guards, between lines of soldiers, and to the sound of martial music.
— from Letters of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

She had expected the child to have a French name, Suzanne or Japonette or something equally picturesque, but she realized as soon as she heard it that Sheila was much more suitable.
— from Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley

If that which is good is our constant aim, one toward another, and toward all, we shall gain the confidence even of angry men, and have the joy of seeing evil passions banished from the Church.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians by James Denney

"That man has an eye for theology," was the remark of a competent judge on some early paper of Dalgairns's which came before him.
— from The Oxford Movement; Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by R. W. (Richard William) Church

But joy, or some equally powerful emotion, rendered the General incapable of speaking for several moments.
— from The Talking Horse, and Other Tales by F. Anstey