Kalulu heard the glad neighing of the zebra herd as they greeted the approach of their lord; he saw them surround him, then looking suspiciously at the rider; saw them, while furiously galloping over the park-land, run at the boy with open mouth and drawn ears; saw them frantically kicking their heels about to the right and left; and, while his heart stood still with fear for his white brother’s safety, he saw the herd, still chasing the ridden zebra, vanish in the forest beyond.
— from My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave: A Story of Central Africa by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

In the unbroken vision of the centuries all things are plastic and in motion; a divine energy surges through all; substantial for a moment here as a rock, fragile and vanishing there as a flower; but everywhere the same, and always sweeping onward through its illimitable channel to its appointed end.
— from Under the Trees and Elsewhere by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Mr. Cutter made a desperate effort, shaking the hand which he still held, 'God bless you!
— from I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by A. S. (Azel Stevens) Roe

Is'nt mamma good?" "Yes, Eddy," replied the nurse, "your mamma is very good; and you should love her so much, and do everything she tells you to do.
— from Home Lights and Shadows by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

“Give it to me amicably, Donna Elisa,” said the man, “otherwise, by God, I will take it in spite of you.
— from The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel by Selma Lagerlöf

For, what man, besides himself, has ever found the art of making a diction equally suitable to women and children, to old and young, to divinities and heroes?
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson

As for Tubby, he seemed to be glued in his seat, for while they saw him make a desperate effort several times, he did not seem able to accomplish a separation.
— from The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by John Henry Goldfrap