I had resumed my bed in the little dressing room, and went to sleep with thoughts of my delicious day’s doings, to dream of re-enacting them with every amorous excess that the utmost lubricity could suggest.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

Again if you please, we will leave Dr. Reason a while, and come to Dr. Experience, a learned gentleman, and his brother.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

In 1824 he contributed to a review edited by Finot, where he collaborated with Lucien de Rubempre and where he was allowed full swing by his chief.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

Some years later she made a vain attempt to rescue Lucien de Rubempre, against whom a criminal charge was pending.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

[Eugenie Grandet.] SOUCHET (Francois), winner of the prix de Rome for his sculpture, about the beginning of Louis XVIII.'s reign; an intimate friend of Hippolyte Schinner, who confided to him his love for Adelaide Leseigneur de Rouville, and was rallied on it by him.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

But we set out, out of humour—I because Betty, whom I expected, was not come to go with us; and my wife that I would sit on the same seat with her, which she likes not, being so fine: and she then expected to meet Sheres, which we did in the Pell Mell, and, against my will, I was forced to take him into the coach, but was sullen all day almost, and little complaisant: the day also being unpleasing, though the Park full of coaches, but dusty and windy, and cold, and now and then a little dribbling rain; and, what made it worst, there were so many hackney-coaches as spoiled the sight of the gentlemen’s; and so we had little pleasure.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

"That fellow Joe Choiniski is one of the tough nuts who joined us from San Juan in the last draft right after we came here.
— from The Marines Have Landed by Giles Bishop

130 Lily of Smithfield, Red and white; bred by James McNaughton , Smithfield, Ayrshire, imported in 1859 and owned by C. M. Pond , Hartford, Conn. 131 Little Dorrit, Red and white; calved April 18th, 1857; bred and owned by E. Nye , Clinton, N. J.; Sire, Scotland, imported by E. Nye from Duke of Portland's estate, Ayrshire, Dam, Fanny, 70.
— from Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various

And the little Dago rode, and was made happy.
— from The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

But, for you say a long descended race, And wealth and dignity, and power and place, Make gentlemen, and that your high degree 380 Is much disparaged to be match'd with me; Know this, my lord, nobility of blood Is but a glittering and fallacious good:
— from The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by John Dryden

In the fitful glare of his torch, the long dark robe and white corpse-like face of the monk who acted as guide might well have passed for one of the dead about whom he told so many ghastly stories; and Frank was not sorry to find himself in the bright sunshine once more.
— from Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Meanwhile they got deeper among the hills; the ground was more and more rough; farming land disappeared; rocks and woodland filled the eye, look where it would; the roads were less travelled and by no means smooth going any longer.
— from The Letter of Credit by Susan Warner