Straight off I was building that great future of Nicky's in my imagination, and had already made a renowned general of him and hofmeister at the court, when I noticed that Satan was waiting for me to get ready to listen again.
— from The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories by Mark Twain

(1 Kings 22) Of 400 Prophets, of whom the K. of Israel asked counsel, concerning the warre he made against Ramoth Gilead, only Micaiah was a true one.(1 Kings 13) The Prophet that was sent to prophecy against the Altar set up by Jeroboam, though a true Prophet, and that by two miracles done in his presence appears to be a Prophet sent from God, was yet deceived by another old Prophet, that perswaded him as from the mouth of God, to eat and drink with him.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

[Malone and Ramsden go out very amicably through the little gate.
— from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw

I saw few human beings beside them; and if any other happened to enter the cottage, their harsh manners and rude gait only enhanced to me the superior accomplishments of my friends.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“And after that she said he made a regular game of it—findin' somethin' in everythin' ter be glad about.
— from Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

I saw few human beings besides them, and if any other happened to enter the cottage, their harsh manners and rude gait only enhanced to me the superior accomplishments of my friends.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Dramatis Personæ Persons in the Induction A LORD CHRISTOPHER SLY, a tinker HOSTESS PAGE PLAYERS HUNTSMEN SERVANTS BAPTISTA MINOLA, a rich gentleman of Padua VINCENTIO, an old gentleman of Pisa LUCENTIO, son to Vincentio; in love with Bianca PETRUCHIO, a gentleman of Verona; suitor to Katherina Suitors to Bianca GREMIO HORTENSIO Servants to Lucentio TRANIO BIONDELLO Servants to Petruchio
— from The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

For these you play at purposes, 1005 And love your love's with A's and B's: For these at Beste and L'Ombre woo, And play for love and money too; Strive who shall be the ablest man At right gallanting of a fan; 1010
— from Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars by Samuel Butler

Ah,' she was thinking, 'it's very hard to make a real gentleman out of such materials as grog and drab gaiters,' when suddenly O'Grady, wiping his forehead with his handkerchief, and then flourishing it theatrically in the air, exclaimed— 'Yes, Mrs. Rooney, everything depends on you.
— from Jack Hinton: The Guardsman by Charles James Lever

‘It is of veritie that the said James, Viscount of Frendraught and the said James Crichtoun of Kinairdy, and Frances Crichtoun his sone, having unjustlie conceaved ane deidlie hatred and cruell malice against umq le Mr Alex r Gregorie of Netherdeall and the said Frances Crichtoun having upon the sevent day of March last by-past rancountered with the said Mr Alex r Gregorie at the hous of Mr Alex r Gairdine minister at Forge, the said Frances treacherouslie inveited and desyred the said
— from The Academic Gregories by Agnes Grainger Stewart

The men are reprobates guilty of horrible crimes; the dogs, demons set to guard them and inflict on them a thousand tortures.
— from The Ghost World by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer

[1] (202) 243-2432 Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Richard G. OLSON, Jr. embassy: Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi mailing address: P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi telephone: [971] (2) 414-2200 FAX:
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

'But as for you, a friend of mine, a rich gentleman of Venice, has asked me as a favour to send him the most beautiful slave to be had in Constantinople for the large price he named.
— from Arethusa by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

We saw the Earl of March and Ruglen getting out of a chair before his house, opposite the Green Park, and he stopped swearing at the chairmen to wave at us.
— from Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill by Winston Churchill