I did not know him at first, but as he went by, I perceived the holes in his hands and in his side; then I concluded that he was our Lord.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by John Bunyan

He used to get into awful rows for sitting up in bed and reading Greek; and as for French irregular verbs there was simply no keeping him away from them.
— from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Still, let bygones be bygones: no man may keep his anger for ever; I said I would not relent till battle and the cry of war had reached my own ships; nevertheless, now gird my armour about your shoulders, and lead the Myrmidons to battle, for the dark cloud of Trojans has burst furiously over our fleet; the Argives are driven back on to the beach, cooped within a narrow space, and the whole people of Troy has taken heart to sally out against them, because they see not the visor of my helmet gleaming near them.
— from The Iliad by Homer

Trading Speculation, Commerce of all kinds, has as far as possible come to a dead pause; and the hand of the industrious lies idle in his bosom.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

He will not always chide, neither keep His anger for ever, 9.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Poor Kitty has anger for having concealed their attachment; but as it was a matter of confidence one cannot wonder.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

But when the five knights wist that Sir Kay had a fall, they were wroth out of wit, and therewith each of them five bare down a knight.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Accordingly at the present time if one asks about Anacharsis, the Scythians say that they do not know him, and for this reason, because he went out of his own country to Hellas and adopted foreign customs.
— from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus

As a reward for the part he took in the election of 1824, President Adams sent him to Denmark, from whence he went to Prussia—these appointments keeping him abroad for twenty years.
— from A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 by De Alva Stanwood Alexander

Johannes found it very disconcerting, and could not, with his best endeavors, keep his attention fixed.
— from The Quest The authorized translation from the Dutch of De kleine Johannes by Frederik van Eeden

The bribes and subterfuges which Wheaton had [Pg 340] employed to keep him away from Clarkson had never been prompted by brotherly gratitude or generosity, but always by his fear of having so odious a connection made public.
— from The Main Chance by Meredith Nicholson

I killed him a few days afterwards.
— from The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

The valley is thickly peopled, flourishing hamlets peeping out in every direction; but, as in other parts of the country, the best of the land, whether arable or pasture, pertains to the crown—Bukerfine, one of the richest farms in the district, having been conferred upon Misht Malafeya (i.e. “The Lady Excellent.”), a royal concubine, by whom the king has a favourite daughter.
— from The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis, Sir

“What’s the matter with the kitchen?” he asked feebly, staring with wide-open eyes at the unaccustomed prospect.
— from Ladies-In-Waiting by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

As far as it had been possible she had kept herself aloof from it, and though run after for her beauty, had been unpopular as being a "proud, cold, meaningless minx."
— from Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope

We might keep him away from drinkin' by watching him all the time, but that wouldn't do much good; that wouldn't be a cure; it would only be delay, and wasting our time and foolin' ourselves.
— from Bruce of the Circle A by Harold Titus

Whereon one said that he only needed one hand to feed with, and marvelled that so small a hurt kept him away from so pleasant a place as was his.
— from Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler