On his death-bed, the late emperor had despatched a trusty servant to arm the troops and provinces of the East in the defence of his helpless children: the eloquence and liberality of Valentin had been successful, and from his camp of Chalcedon, he boldly demanded the punishment of the assassins, and the restoration of the lawful heir.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

His task occupied eighteen thousand years, during which he formed the sun, moon, and stars, the heavens and the earth, himself increasing in stature day by day, being daily six feet taller than the day before, until, his labours ended, he died that his works might live.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

Motecusuma likewise expressed his fears about this journey, as the land of Guacasualco was not subject to him, and inhabited by a very warlike people.
— 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

The spinster caused Briggs to write back to the Colonel a gracious and complimentary letter, encouraging him to continue his correspondence.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

In vain did the Chamberlain strive to [pg 329] remain by her side; his envious rivals had already pressed him out of the first couple: nor did the happy Dombrowski long enjoy his triumph; he yielded her to a second, but a third was already hastening up; and he, too, at once pressed aside, departed without hope.
— from Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz

Arme, Warriours, Arme for fight, the foe at hand, Whom fled we thought, will save us long pursuit This day, fear not his flight; so thick a Cloud He comes, and settl’d in his face I see Sad resolution and secure: let each His Adamantine coat gird well, and each Fit well his Helme, gripe fast his orbed Shield, Born eevn or high, for this day will pour down, If I conjecture aught, no drizling showr, But ratling storm of Arrows barbd with fire.
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

If you watched long enough, he declared, you could see buds unsheath themselves.
— from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

He was, as we see, a successful teacher, and, as we learn elsewhere, had serious thoughts of remaining a teacher.
— from Nathan Hale by Jean Christie Root

The [151] latter entered hastily and hurriedly shook hands with the ladies.
— from The Red Room by August Strindberg

con., murder, or other catastrophe, invented by the 'accident maker' in London, escapes him.
— from The Choice Humorous Works, Ludicrous Adventures, Bons Mots, Puns, and Hoaxes of Theodore Hook by Theodore Edward Hook

The far-off, frozen sphere that swings Through ether, zoned with lucid rings; The orb that rolls in dim eclipse Wide wheeling round its long ellipse,— His name Urania writes with these And stamps it on her Pleiades.
— from The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 05 Poems of the Class of '29 (1851-1889) by Oliver Wendell Holmes

It is very plain, or will be to those who read these papers, now gathered up into this book, as into a chariot for a race, that the author has long employed his eyes, his ears, and his understanding, in observing and considering the facts of Nature, and in weaving curious analogies.
— from My Summer in a Garden by Charles Dudley Warner

By the late E. H. Palmer , Esq., M.A., Fellow of St. John's College, Author of "The Desert of the Exodus," &c. With Map of Palestine and numerous Illustrations.
— from Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by Henriette McDougall

Outside the courtroom on the day the last of the evidence was introduced there was in progress one of the largest demonstrations of Labor ever held in the Pacific Northwest.
— from The Everett Massacre: A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry by Walker C. Smith

Jan feared him now the more because of late especially he had been learning to love Mr. Thrale.
— from Fathers of Men by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung