Many colored people, hitherto unaccustomed to attend church, now gladly went to hear the gospel preached.
— from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) Jacobs

This invisible power, beginning its manifestation through a microscopic bit of germ-plasm, gradually builds for itself a more and more complex physical habitation, until, after the short space of nine months, it claims membership among the ranks of men.
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

Now, I do not need to dwell upon the thought here, but I do desire to emphasise it, especially in view of the strangely hazy and defective conceptions which so many Christian people have upon this matter.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren

He stooped and unbound the thong, and, raising her in his arms as if a mere child, placed her upon the saddle.
— from Scouting Dave: The Trail Hunter by James L. (James Lorenzo) Bowen

The truth is, I have been made thoroughly miserable by circumstances, and, when that occurs, a man cannot pick himself up all at once.
— from Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope

For three minutes Carrados picked his unerring way among the furniture as he paced the room silently but with irresolution in his face.
— from Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah

" murmured Clubber, as Mrs. C. packed him up.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 6, 1894 by Various

to be a good musician, or a good artist, or a great student, if she chose, though such peculiarities always detract more or less from the air of good society which ought to distinguish a lady; but still Mr. Courtenay prided himself upon being tolerant, and he would not have interfered in such a case.
— from Ombra by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant