As he got up to leave, Brooke said, “You must shake hands to-morrow morning; I shall come and see that done after first lesson.”
— from Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes

Do I behold myself in such comfort after such torture?”
— from The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri: or, Memoirs of Jahangir (Volume 1 of 2) by Emperor of Hindustan Jahangir

It troubles few such minds in such cases, and sometimes this is not to be regretted.
— from The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

With eager eyes and helpful hands The women met in solemn crowds, And shred the linen into bands That had been better saved for shrouds, Or want's imperious demands.
— from The Mistress of the Manse by J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) Holland

Of course she would never let any one see that she's not perfectly happy; but I'm told he has given them all a great deal of trouble by interfering in the management of the mills, and his manner is so cold and sarcastic—the truth is, I suppose he's never quite at ease in society.
— from The Fruit of the Tree by Edith Wharton

You may find him, if the worms have not devoured him, in Covent Garden Churchyard:— Here lies John Taylor, without rime or reason, For death struck his muse in so cold a season, That Jack lost the use of his scullers to row: The chill pate rascal would not let his boat go.
— from Curious Epitaphs, Collected from the Graveyards of Great Britain and Ireland. by William Andrews

In the forests of Central America there are many rubber trees, where Indian boys help their fathers gather the sap which will afterwards be 210 made into storm coats and shoes to protect the children of the United States from rain and snow.
— from Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade

The practice by officials in great corporations of speculating in their own stocks, whose prices they can manipulate, is so common as scarcely to attract comment.
— from The Principles of Economics, with Applications to Practical Problems by Frank A. (Frank Albert) Fetter

I have taken care to make it so complete, and scientific, that a medical student may take it for his text book; and at the same time I have endeavoured to so simplify it that any female, of ordinary capacity, can fully understand both its explanations and practical directions.
— from The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed Being a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of Medicine by Frederick Hollick