And, in particular, I heard him once myself affirm that Christianity and the customs of our town of Vanity were diametrically opposite, and could not be reconciled.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by John Bunyan

“Are there any stories connected with this prison besides the one relating to the poisoning of Mirabeau?” asked the count; “are there any traditions respecting these dismal abodes,—in which it is difficult to believe men can ever have imprisoned their fellow-creatures?”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

He did not hesitate; and I well remember how, in that biting, eager air, at a late hour, he drew his cloak about his thin and bent form, and walked off with me across the Common, and to the South End, nearly two miles of an exposed walk, to the scene of misery.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

[ This situation of the Mount of Olives, on the east of Jerusalem, at about the distance of five or six furlongs, with the valley of Cedron interposed between that mountain and the city, are things well known both in the Old and New Testament, in Josephus elsewhere, and in all the descriptions of Palestine.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

" On she went, over mountain and through canyon, across the "great divide," sometimes having large audiences, more often only a handful, and enduring every possible hardship in the way of travel, sleep and food.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

o' th' inside as belongs to't.'” “Why, Mrs. Poyser, you wouldn't like to live anywhere else but in a farm-house, so well as you manage it,” said Adam, taking the basin; “and there can be nothing to look at pleasanter nor a fine milch cow, standing up to'ts knees in pasture, and the new milk frothing in the pail, and the fresh butter ready for market, and the calves, and the poultry.
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot

Madam, your secret will be talked over by those men at their club at the public-house to-night.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

The cause shall be determined by such physicians as the parties may agree to choose; and the defendant, if he lose the suit, shall pay double the price at which he sold.
— from Laws by Plato

She must have ordered them in with the musicians and the chairs and the food.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Though in other associations of objects, which are more rare and unusual, it may assist the custom and transition of ideas by this reflection.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

“where both parties require their money and therefore cannot afford to lend it for nothing but are obliged to help themselves by means of bills of exchange.
— from Luther, vol. 6 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar

The port was already closed, for the mouth of the river had been blocked by mines; yet the report quickly got abroad that the Germans would send in merchant ships to explode them and enter the Mersey after thus clearing away the deadly obstacles.
— from The Invasion of 1910, with a full account of the siege of London by William Le Queux

on the machine at the commencement, and therefore the loss of bodily weight up to that time was 41.5 lbs.
— from The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine by Various

While this was going on, Basil remained behind the tree, “dodging” round as the moose manoeuvred, and taking care always to have the animal on the opposite side.
— from The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North by Mayne Reid

III Now, while the Birds thus sing a joyous song, And while the young Lambs bound As to the tabor's sound, To me alone there came a thought of grief: A timely utterance gave that thought relief, And I again am strong.
— from The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Burton Egbert Stevenson

The little pup made a terrific clamor and the bear paid no further attention to Lew, who immediately began to look for a way out of his predicament.
— from The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol Or, The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol by Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss

On the farther shore stretched the stately woodland, its whole extent broken only by the meadows about the creeks, and the few patches of green that 25 revealed the scattered farms.
— from Legends of Fire Island Beach and the South Side by Edward R. (Edward Richard) Shaw

"In that case I will lose my map, and the chase across the sea will end in failure."
— from Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia or, A Strange Bargain and Its Consequences by St. George Rathborne

In spite of the mice and the crossbows and the earthworks and many other things, he had gained several good conduct badges, for he had worked hard, and was noted for being clever both at fortifications and at surveying.
— from The Red Book of Heroes by Mrs. Lang