If yo', sir, or any other knowledgable, patient man come to me, and says he'll larn me what the words mean, and not blow me up if I'm a bit stupid, or forget how one thing hangs on another—why, in time I may get to see the truth of it; or I may not.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Ōm, Koss, dry up the liquid, kindly present me with thy gracious aspect.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

There is a Tamil proverb “Kuzhi pillai, madi pillai,” meaning grave child, lap child, in reference to a belief that, the [ 242 ] quicker a first-born child is buried, the quicker is the next child conceived.
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

The signs, which I had so lately learned, and which I thought I knew, perplexed me.
— from The Story of My Life With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Helen Keller

Pierre kept saying as he kissed Princess Mary’s hands.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Kings, princes, monarchs, and magistrates seem to be most happy, but look into their estate, you shall [1786] find them to be most encumbered with cares, in perpetual fear, agony, suspicion, jealousy: that, as [1787] he said of a crown, if they knew but the discontents that accompany it, they would not stoop to take it up.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

But the staircases kept puzzling me.
— from The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

Independent of that greatness which a king possesses merely by being a representative of the national dignity, the things in which he may have an individual interest seem to be these:—wealth accumulated; wealth spent in magnificence, pleasure, or beneficence; personal respect and attention; and, above all, private ease and repose of mind.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

Kuyawkúyaw pa malibri ba ang masakitun, It’s touch-and-go if the patient will recover.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

A lady had kindly presented me with a peck of fine apples that very morning; so, in lieu of "drinks," I distributed the fruit among them.
— from Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, During the Years 1874-5 by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop

"Take one of these crackers, Chicky, and put it in your pocket," said Preston, in the kindest possible manner; and Flaxie obeyed him, looking rather downcast.
— from Kittyleen Flaxie Frizzle Stories by Sophie May

I have no recollection of having heard either of those well known public men speak to better advantage, and it was a matter of great regret to all of us that their speeches were not reported.
— from England and Canada A Summer Tour Between Old and New Westminster, with Historical Notes by Sandford Fleming

He lives in a street so narrow that it will admit no carriages; he pads the doors; plugs the keyhole; puts mattresses on the stairs.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

KING PHARAMOND, MASTER OLIVER .
— from Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough by William Morris

Outside of the interlake region of Ontario it is safe to name Kingston, Prescott, Montreal, Stanstead and St. John, New Brunswick.
— from The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A comprehensive history by Wilbur Henry Siebert

This pilot having related so distinctly these things to Captain Morgan, was very well used by him, and, after some kind proffers made to him, remained in his service.
— from The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main by A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin

BY JAMES S. FINDLEY University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 5, No. 36, pp.
— from Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by James S. (James Smith) Findley