" The king replies, "Ye shall carry these my words to the Swedish king—that I will establish peace between our countries up to the frontier which Olaf Trygvason had before me; and each shall bind himself faithfully not to trespass over it.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
" The king replies, "You say truly that many a one has suffered death for less offence than Hrorek's; but willingly I would not darken the victory I gained over the Upland kings, when in one morning hour I took five kings prisoners, and got all their kingdoms: but yet, as they were my relations, I should not be their murderer but upon need.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
Undor ’kau deri sini ka laut yang dalam Ka rimba yang sunyi!
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat
"Kay remembers you," said Precious softly.
— from The Senator's Favorite by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.
They having made some kindly remark as to my hospital service, Dr. —— as kindly replied, "Yes, she is a sine qua non ."
— from Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War by Fannie A. Beers
“And you, Allan M’Aulay,” said Montrose, addressing the Highlander, who, leaning his sword-point on the ground, had regarded the ceremony of his antagonist’s knighthood with a sneer of sullen scorn,—“you, who are superior to the ordinary men led by the paltry motives of plunder, and pay, and personal distinction,—you, whose deep knowledge renders you so valuable a counsellor,—is it YOU whom I find striving with a man like Dalgetty, for the privilege of trampling the remains of life out of so contemptible an enemy as lies there?
— from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott
It appears that Nancy Fleet sold the place years ago to my father, but that the transfer was not placed on record until the date I have mentioned.' "'With kindest regards,' "'Yours sincerely, Oliver Drew.'"
— from The Heritage of the Hills by Arthur Preston Hankins
Now on our Knight, raines yron, sword, and fiers, Iron wrapt in smoke, sword bath'd in smoking blood, Fiers, furies king, in blood and smoke aspires The consumation of all liuing good, Yet Grinuile , with like Agents like expires His foemen's darts, and euermore withstood Th'assaults of death, and ruins of the warre, Hoping the splendour of some luckie starre.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain by Richard Hakluyt
With kind regards, Yours sincerely— There's a postscript," she added: Apropos of motor licences, let me offer you a piece of advice.
— from The Willing Horse: A Novel by Ian Hay
"Believe me, with kind regards "Yours sincerely, "C. G. GORDON."
— from The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life. Volume II by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins
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