You say that we tried to force Missouri and Kentucky into rebellion in spite of themselves.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

"You are very kind," I replied, "I shall not soon forget it."
— from Cora and The Doctor; or, Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Madeline Leslie

“God knows,” I replied, “I shouldn't be surprised if one-half of the population were to follow his example, for the state of society here, among the lower orders, is truly deplorable.”
— from The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

Excepting, however, at the siege of Hulst, and covering the embarkation of the army for South Beveland, the regiment was little engaged in these campaigns, being kept in reserve in South Beveland.
— from History of the Scottish Regiments in the British Army by Archibald K. Murray

I cannot understand though, why veteran troops should have been kept in reserve if such was the case in such a contingency—the capital of the nation being in jeopardy—instead of hundred days' men or in fact any force whatever.
— from Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary, 1864 by Lemuel Abijah Abbott

No other steed but the Slight Red Steed could have kept its rider in sight of him.
— from The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum

The introduction into the West of the Babylonian literature and script brought with it a knowledge of the Babylonian language, and the knowledge is reflected in some of the local names of Palestine.
— from Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce