And the height of the Cumbrian mountains is sufficient to exhibit daily and hourly instances of those mysterious attachments.
— from Wordsworth by F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry) Myers

The author quoted, and every other teacher of revolution, either by peaceful or violent means, is seeking to establish direct government.
— from Vanishing Landmarks: The Trend Toward Bolshevism by Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier) Shaw

Let us listen to the enthusiastic narrative of Sister Morin, a nun of St. Joseph: "The Holy Mass is said there every day, and even several times a day, to satisfy the devotion and the trust of the people, which are great towards Notre-Dame de Bonsecours.
— from The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval by Adrien Leblond

Glad to get out of the detestable packet, little better than a ferry-boat, which plies between Folkestone and the French seaport, he loses not a moment in scaling the equally detestable gang-ladder by which alone he can escape.
— from Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid

The cloud of Vaishnav enthusiasm melted in showers, their eyes dropped tears along with the nectar of kirtan .
— from Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmi

As yet, in spite of these appearances, the ascent might be made in safety, though every day lessened the chances of an ascent by increasing the danger.
— from Among the Brigands by James De Mille

It had been his opinion all along that the Military, in sending these exiles down there, had done so for their own safety and advantage; and that it had preserved them, and been a blessing in disguise, which would be acknowledged by all in time to come.'
— from The War in South Africa, Its Cause and Conduct by Arthur Conan Doyle

"As I remarked a few minutes ago, I acted the part of an honourable man and refused to think of this marriage at first," Gerald continued; "but unfortunately my mother's entreaties, my fear of grieving her, and last, though not least, my indignation on hearing of the nefarious schemes of an unscrupulous rival, and possibly my own unconscious longing for such colossal wealth, induced me to reconsider, and I finally decided to try to marry the heiress, even at the risk of making her the most wretched of women, for a mercenary marriage is sure to end disastrously."
— from Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue