They appear mostly in beautiful Sehnas, and occasionally in fine old Feraghans and other Persian weaves.
— from The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. by William De Lancey Ellwanger

IN THE ISLE OF MAN Introduction by Sophia Morrison , Hon.
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

From that day on he returned no more, it being said that he was ailing.
— from Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts and Faries by Yuk Yi

" Penelope heard what he was saying and scolded the maid, "Impudent baggage," said she, "I see how abominably you are behaving, and you shall smart for it.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

A mighty wave rush'd o'er him as he spoke, The raft is cover'd, and the mast is broke; Swept from the deck and from the rudder torn, Far on the swelling surge the chief was borne; While by the howling tempest rent in twain Flew sail and sail-yards rattling o'er the main.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

The three men in black stood next to one another hard by the railing, two quite close together, the short one some distance away.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Absolutely pure red or green or violet is never experienced, and so can never be discerned in the so-called primaries with which we have to deal: the latter consequently pass for pure.—The reader will remember how an overtone can only be attended to in the midst of its consorts in the voice of a musical instrument, by sounding it previously alone.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

At that moment the first smith got up and, scratching his bruised face to make it bleed, shouted in a tearful voice: “Police!
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

“Have you had a quiet night?” said Heyward; “for myself, I believe sleep has got the better of my vigilance.”
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

I had been delayed at a case, and it was a little after half-past six when I found myself in Baker Street once more.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Fiery young creature though she was—true De Mauleon in being so fiery—she interested me strongly.
— from The Parisians — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

[165] [Titus forebore to marry "Incesta" Berenice (see Juv., Sat .
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

The largest sizes occur only among the ranges of the Great Smoky mountains in Blount, Sevier, and Monroe counties, Tennessee.
— from American Forest Trees by Henry H. Gibson

"You know that Monferrand is being spoken of again?" said Guillaume.
— from The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 5 by Émile Zola

After this we rose and stood for a few moments in breathless silence,—we were afraid that some one might have been about the cottage listening and watching our movements.
— from Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery by Ellen Craft

“It is ten o’clock,” said the old man; “I believe somewhat past.”
— from The Romany Rye by George Borrow

If a perusal of the gory details set forth in these pages does not more than satisfy curiosity, why, then the reader’s stomach for the reading of ferocious cruelties must indeed be strong.
— from The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries: To-Day and in Days of Old by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

That sum will not go very far anywhere, as I found when, after working for other men, I bought stock and took up Government land.
— from Winston of the Prairie by Harold Bindloss