They seem to have been composed of much the same kind of lawless materials that formed the daring crews of the buccanier Morgan and Captain Kydd in more recent times.
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

Whoever offers himself with the necessary qualifications, a pure faith, Christian manners, and competent knowledge, is welcome.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 21, April, 1875, to September, 1875 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various

Mr. Carleton did kill Maddy, and Cicely knows it, but she doesn’t want other people to find it out, because she’s in love with him herself!”
— from The Clue by Carolyn Wells

But not even our approaching family tie prevents my designating you as one of the most atrocious conspirators known in the history of the Turf.
— from Dandy Dick: A Play in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero

When he had finished he drew a long breath and gave Caliban a piece of silver money and Caliban kissed it.
— from Margarita's Soul: The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by Josephine Daskam Bacon

And that I’d make a charming King, I’m sure you’ll all agree.
— from The Missing Prince by G. E. (George Edward) Farrow

It is nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in ClH , NO 3 H , &c.; it is hygroscopic, and, as every one who has made a combustion knows, is readily reduced by ignition with charcoal in the presence of reducing gases.
— from Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts by Alexander Wynter Blyth

[Whitsunday] that she gied me a clour [knock] i' the lug that fair dang me stupid.
— from The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett