Among these were Knut Roe and John Luraas.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

For I keep right and justice on my side.
— from The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus A new rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742 by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

Understanding is a power of the soul, [1011] by which we perceive, know, remember, and judge as well singulars, as universals, having certain innate notices or beginnings of arts, a reflecting action, by which it judgeth of his own doings, and examines them.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

The keenest rivalry and jealousy existed among them over the prosecution of missions in still more foreign lands.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

I bailed with a camp kettle rapidly and Jack did the same, but the boat remained full to the gunwales as we were swept on.
— from A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh

I then insisted that we should go by the known route and join the Commander, but they would not hear of it; they would remain where they were until they had regained their strength; they said I wanted to expose them again to death (faire perir).
— from The Journey to the Polar Sea by John Franklin

Infinite Intelligence did not know Rosendo as Josè was trying to know him, sick and dying.
— from Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking

1880 Kirk, Rev. A. J. Ottawa, Kan. Kansas City, Mo.
— from Crimes of Preachers in the United States and Canada by M. E. Billings

Thomas K. Reed and James F. Reed, Jr., reside in San Jose, Cal.
— from History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra by C. F. (Charles Fayette) McGlashan

"Cousin Beth told us last year about a party she was with that went to the North Cape," Kit related, "and just when they were all transfixed by the majesty of the midnight sun one of the ladies said it was the most unique experience of her whole life, eating crackers and cheese on the North Cape."
— from Kit of Greenacre Farm by Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester

The rascal drew up his ill-got gains with greedy haste, and then produced a strong rope, which he knotted round a jutting pinnacle.
— from Under the Flag of France: A Tale of Bertrand du Guesclin by David Ker