He had lived here a long time and had married his wife here, although she and his children were living at present at Zwol.
— from Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by Jasper Danckaerts

Her upper lip was darkened, but in the slightest degree, by down like the softest silk; and this peculiarity (a peculiarity it would be in an Englishwoman, though frequently observable in the beauties of the South of France) lent additional piquancy and zest to her charms in the eyes of her numerous adorers.
— from The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1 by William Harrison Ainsworth

We can go further than the mere external appearance; for we can actually dissect specimens of the various animals, and thus satisfy ourselves whether any physiological change, amounting to a transmutation of species, has occurred, or was in progress; and the investigation has been conducted by no less a physiologist and zoologist than Cuvier, whose authority in such matters no naturalist will dispute.
— from Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Robert Patterson

This last great and incalculable source of loss to the Church was to be put a stop to at once, if not completely— for that was then impossible—at least as perfectly as zeal, generosity, and true love of souls, could effect.
— from The Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Augustus J. Thébaud

And the fact that she was playing with real fire, that this was a duel with the buttons off, lent a piquancy and zest to the pastime which it had hitherto lacked.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill