"Please get up," she said; for Mr. Joe, feeling very humble and very earnest, had gone down upon his knees, and sat there entirely regardless of his personal appearance.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

The knowledge acquired since the event renders it more than probable that, could our infantry, with a fair amount of artillery, during that day and the following night, have been in position on the ridge which overlooked the plain where the retreating enemy was encamped on the bank of the James River, a large part of his army must have dispersed, and the residue would have been captured.
— from The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2 by Jefferson Davis

The engravers’ names now became known; and sometimes the engraver received hardly less admiration for his skill in technique than the artist for his power of design.
— from A History of Wood-Engraving by George Edward Woodberry

Herr Kraus also says: “The Eishöhlen resemble so little the Windröhren , that for these a proper name is quite correct.
— from Glacières; or, Freezing Caverns by Edwin Swift Balch