In 1879 Maj. Howard’s remains were removed from Streatham, and re-interred in the family mausoleum at Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes by Charles Dalton

Hark how the kite above us moans, And calls her young in piteous tones; So may my hapless mother be Still mourning in her home for me.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

“Sir Clement,” cried I, colouring, “you are quite-you are very much-the letter is not-” “O, Miss Anville,” cried he, “you blush!-you stammer!-Great Heaven!
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

y la manteca, así como huevos y dulces de leche.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

He aimed for the boat as well as he could judge, felt an ominous, cold touch, dived deeper for a shark, forged ahead again, trying to forget the [Pg 233] double danger, came up to breathe because he must, and could have yelled for joy, if he had had breath enough in his lungs, to see that either Roger or Maxime was being pulled into the yacht's boat, while a second head bobbed on the water a couple of yards away.
— from The Castle Of The Shadows by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

However, one day, my cousin, Joseph Déry, said to me after church, 'Have you decided on coming to squat or take possession and make an opening on these lands?'
— from Old Memories: Amusing and Historical by MacPherson, Daniel, Mrs.

"You mean about concealing him?" "Yes."
— from Fast as the Wind: A Novel by Nat Gould

Being well grown for my years, and of a somewhat manly appearance, considering how young I really was, I passed very well as a volunteer, being, I have reason to think, somewhat of a favorite in the regiment.
— from The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper

No imbarment remained, but remembrance of the Marquesse, and that being summond to her more advised consideration, her youth and beauty stood up as conscious accusers, for blemishing her honour and faire repute, with lewd and luxurious life; farre unfit for a Lady of her degree, and well worthy of generall condemnation.
— from The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5) Containing an hundred pleasant Novels by Giovanni Boccaccio

Gentle in his manners, affable, courteous, he yet, unconsciously, partly by the natural dignity of his figure, and still more by the greatness visibly impressed on his features, exacted from us all a deference, a veneration even, that seemed as natural as it was inevitable.
— from The History of Dartmouth College by Baxter Perry Smith

“There, don’t look shocked, man; it is because you are too clever—too scholarly with them; you put on the priest’s garment, and with it the priest’s mask, and completely hide your nature.
— from The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn

The Duke of Nemours generally wears the uniform of the chasseurs d’Afrique , which suits him admirably, and follows the African fashion of wearing a thick beard round his mouth and chin; his younger brother has not yet followed this laudable example, most likely for the best of all reasons.
— from The French in Algiers The Soldier of the Foreign Legion; and The Prisoners of Abd-el-Kader by Clemens Lamping