I wondered to myself what business he could possibly have with me, and turning round, gazed at him until he had approached within a step.
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

But as no regular division was attempted of the spoil, the respective shares were not determined by merit; and the rewards of valor were stolen away by the followers of the camp, who had declined the toil and danger of the battle.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Because the character of the legend is such as to meet all the requirements of the well-known axiom of Vincentius Lirinensis, as to what we are to believe in traditionary matters.
— from The Symbolism of Freemasonry Illustrating and Explaining Its Science and Philosophy, Its Legends, Myths and Symbols by Albert Gallatin Mackey

And, indeed, I have observed that a married man falling into misfortune, is more apt to retrieve his situation in the world than a single one; partly, because he is more stimulated to exertion by the necessities of the helpless and beloved beings who depend upon him for subsistence, but chiefly because his spirits are soothe
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

The coffee, which may then be left in the cylinder, requires less time and fuel in the morning, and the roast is finished while the cylinder is warming up.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

You see, they are vitally important, and Mahbub Ali he did not know where you were.' 'Mahbub Ali to rob the Sahiba's house?
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling

How Cortes sends out some of our men to explore the gold mines and those rivers which wash down gold; also the harbours from the Panuco to the Tabasco, but particularly the river Guacasualco.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Passing for a mile along the ranks of the men whose swords were reeking with the blood of Englishmen, he rode along the high road through Kanagawa, where he was joined by some three or four more Englishmen.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

“Come to me after the review and we will do what is possible.”
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

She heard him moving about the room; every sound indicating impatience and irritation.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin

and on such a morning, at the rising of the sun!
— from Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Louisa Stuart Costello

Sure enough, soon after dinner was cleared away (a meal through which Ruby had sulked and Farmer Tresidder eaten heartily, talking with a full mouth about the rescue, and coarsely ignoring what he called his daughter's "faddles"), the two girls retired to the chamber up-stairs; where the mistress was as good as her word, and pulled the dimity curtains before settling herself down in an easy-chair to listen to extracts from a polite novel as rendered aloud, under dire compulsion, by Mary Jane.
— from I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch

One display we contemplate with the calmness engendered by absolute security; the other—no matter how little the fear of death may affect the reason—cannot be regarded without exciting the consciousness of danger.
— from Flowers of the Sky by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

These pillars were of one entire stone each of them, and that stone was white marble; and the roofs were adorned with cedar, curiously graven.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

He had always been fond of them, but with that feeling was now mingled a tender respect that had been wanting before.
— from Across Texas by Edward Sylvester Ellis

'My queen,' replied the prince, 'if you are offended at the leave I asked, I entreat you to forgive me, and I will make all the reparation I can.
— from Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights by E. Dixon

Gabon a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity Gambia, The almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the continent of Africa Gaza Strip strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history Georgia strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them Germany strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea Ghana Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake Gibraltar strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea Greece strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Minister and Teachers , Rev. R.J. Holloway, Dallas, Tex.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 02, February, 1890 by Various

Then they played more, at the request of the guests,—first an elegy by Ernst, and then various other pieces.
— from The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories by Tolstoy, Leo, graf