Ii Kamon no Kami of Hikoné and later adherents to the Kiôto [pg 329] party would be placed in the van of the imperial forces, in order that their fidelity might be tested.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

It’s kind of heavy and leaks a little, but I can row it all right.”
— from The Slipper Point Mystery by Augusta Huiell Seaman

“And maybe, since you were so keen on havin’ a look at her, you’ve brought wreckin’ tools with you in case they might come in handy?”
— from Sea Plunder by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

I know one hindrance at least; and that is his parents’ sins; when the parents’ harshness or neglect tempts the child to fancy that God The Father is such a Father to him as his parents are, and that to be a chi
— from Sermons for the Times by Charles Kingsley

He brought out a knuckle of ham, a loaf, a pot of jam, and a jug of milk.
— from The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant

At the entrance of a many storied house the student girl stopped, and while she was tugging at the knob of the heavy door Mitrofan Krilov overtook her and looked at her face with a generous smile in order to show her that the joke was ended, and that all was well.
— from The Little Angel, and Other Stories by Leonid Andreyev

One thing was certain, that if once the Polish king were crowned with St. Stephen's crown, it would be his own fault if he were not King of Hungary as long as he lived; but if the crown were not to be found, of course he could not receive it, and the fealty of the nobles would not be pledged to him.
— from A Book of Golden Deeds by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

They were dissolute, if they chose—Heaven knows whether they did choose—without reproach: their taverns kept open house as long as they would stop to drink: there was singing every day without interference: there was merriment without the rebuke of the sour face: there was no fear of being haled before the Lord Mayor, for making people laugh: there was no terror of pillory, and no man on their side of the river was 'put in stocks o' Monday, for kissing of his wife o' Sunday.'
— from South London by Walter Besant

He woke in a kind of horror and lay awake and very dismal until dawn, thinking of their separation and of her solitary walk through the muddy streets, thinking of his position, the leeway he had lost and the chances there were against him in the battle of the world.
— from Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

A book on physical hygiene can presuppose at least a rudimentary knowledge of heart and lungs and circulation, but a book on mental hygiene must begin at the beginning, and even before the beginning must clear away misconceptions Page 20 and make clear certain fundamental principles.
— from Outwitting Our Nerves: A Primer of Psychotherapy by Josephine A. (Josephine Agnes) Jackson