High mountains and low valleys, And shreds of silver seas, The lone brook's sudden sallies, And all the joys of these,— These were, but now the fire Volcanic seeks the sea, And dark wave walls retire Tyrannic seeking me.
— from Embers, Volume 2. by Gilbert Parker

"No," said the gentleman; "give me a little vermouth and seltzer water."
— from In Search of a Son by William Shepard Walsh

Galen , or Claudius Galenus , a famous Greek physician, born at Pergamus, in Illyria, where, after studying in various cities, he settled in 158; subsequently he went to Rome, and eventually became physician to the emperors M. Aurelius, L. Verus, and Severus; of his voluminous writings 83 treatises are still extant, and these treat on a varied array of subjects, philosophical as well as professional; for centuries after his death his works were accepted as authoritative in the matter of medicine (131-201).
— from The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

Though he is fond of meat and likes vegetables and seasonings, he only considers them as a garnish to his rice.
— from The Lushei Kuki Clans by John Shakespear

Papebroch supposes St. John Calybite to have made a long voyage at sea; but this circumstance seems to have no other foundation than the mistake of those who place his birth at Rome, forgetting that Constantinople was then called New Rome.
— from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March by Alban Butler

Then, too, after the departure of the sable minstrels, a lady volunteered a song; but she sang not, for an interdict was placed upon the proceedings by the landlord, who “couldn’t stand none o’ that, now.”
— from Mad: A Story of Dust and Ashes by George Manville Fenn

'Well, I want to make a little visit and see the place.
— from The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

Mary A. Livermore voices a sad and terrible truth when she observes: The invalidism of young girls is usually attributed to every cause but the right one; to hard study—co-education—which, it is said, compels overwork that the girl student may keep up with the young men of her class; too much exercise, or lack of rest and quiet at certain periods when nature demands it.
— from The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 by Various

She's a New York girl who's making me a little visit and she's perfectly fascinating."
— from Peggy Raymond's Way; Or, Blossom Time at Friendly Terrace by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith