Mudge, who was at the rudder, kept in a straight line, and by a turn of his hand checked the lurches which the vehicle had a tendency to make.
— from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

The Legislative Assembly bore at the same time the weight of two crimes; it was the accomplice of the first, the victim of the second.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

This silence for my sin you did impute, Which shall be most my glory being dumb, For I impair not beauty being mute, When others would give life, and bring a tomb.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Beata mors quae ad beatam vitam aditum aperit , 'tis a blessed hour that leads us to a [3881] blessed life, and blessed are they that die in the Lord.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Sir Stephen Forster, who was Lord Mayor in 1454, had been a prisoner at Ludgate and begged at the grate, where he was seen by a rich widow who bought his liberty, took him into her service, and eventually married him.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

Tanawan, Lipa, and Batangas are towns in Batangas Province, the latter being its capital.—TR.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

The stones from their slings were no less annoying; but all this only lasted until we had gained the level ground.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

A Bouquet of Ripe Fruit Flowers, Fruit, and Leaves THE COFFEE TREE BEARS FRUIT, LEAF, AND BLOSSOM AT THE SAME TIME
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

" Challenger sprang into the air bellowing like a bull, and tore frantically at his coat and shirt to get them off.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

During the first few weeks of his imprisonment, the murderer of old man Colton had maintained a lightsome air, but as the time for his trial drew near he appeared to lose the command of that self-hypnotism which had seemed to extract gayety from wretchedness.
— from The Colossus: A Novel by Opie Percival Read

FINIS From the title page, with its wealth of detail, and its unnecessary and irrelevant information, the book ripples on like a brook, and to the weary reader of problem novels it may have something of the brook's refreshing quality.
— from New Chronicles of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

"Then it was for him, though not at his request, nor even with his knowledge, that I requested his promotion the other day in company with my dear young friend, Gerald de Senneterre, who loves the young man like a brother," added the hunchback, thoughtfully.
— from Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue

Here comes dear Princess Gugglegoo looking as black as thunder.’
— from Comedies and Errors by Henry Harland

The dogs began to leap and bound about the place, while their master turned to Pete.
— from Nic Revel: A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land by George Manville Fenn

Seizing this I opened it, and found a few words, written with a pencil in crooked irregular lines and by a trembling uncertain hand.
— from The Forest Schoolmaster by Peter Rosegger

I thought Lord Edward would whip in a minute or two; but he didn't, for the bull stuck to him like a burr, and they was havin' it, ground and lofty, when I hears some one run up behind me, and turnin' quick, there was the 'Piscopalian minister, 'My! my!
— from Rudder Grange by Frank Richard Stockton

I did not much like going back, but the moment I recovered breath, I resolved not to make bad worse by staying longer away: but at the door of the room, I met Mrs. Thrale, who, asking me if I would have some water, took me into a back room, and burst into a hearty fit of laughter.
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney