And with both fists thrust into the pockets of his trousers, he stood for a moment in thought, then exclaimed:— “Do you know, it’s mighty lucky, by the way, that he didn’t recognize me!
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

He would discover almost daily, details, ornaments, and forms, recalling to his mind the various orders of architecture, which, at an early period, succeeded to each other in Western Europe and in England; modifications of style for which we are mainly indebted to the East during its close union with the West by the bond of Christianity.
— from Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon by Austen Henry Layard

A thirst for despicable gain, and the insolence of vulgar and grovelling manners, were the only motives which led that Protestant refugee from Languedoc, of the name of Langlevieux, but commonly called La Beaumelle, to attempt the most infamous trick that ever disgraced literature.
— from A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 06 by Voltaire

But he didn't know that fact, and it would have cut no more ice than the episcopal dignitaries, if he had....
— from Bull-dog Drummond: The Adventures of a Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile

Much more information to this effect did Buzanval communicate to the States on the authority of a private letter from the king, telling him of the ill-success of the mission of Fonquerolles.
— from PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete by John Lothrop Motley

The general court becoming manifestly incompetent to the extensive duties assigned to it, a system of circuit courts was adopted in 1787, and the judges of the court of appeals were appointed to ride the circuits.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 2 (of 16) by United States. Congress

But what astonishes me is, that the Emperor did not invent this affair in 1810; for he had a genius for transportation, a genius for administration, a genius for office details, a genius for everything.
— from The Man With The Broken Ear by Edmond About

I consider the episcopal attitude even more valuable than the episcopal blessing, even more interesting than the episcopal discourse.
— from The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib by Sara Jeannette Duncan

In telling the story of their own early play, that later proved to be one of the most important things they ever did, the Wright brothers wrote for the Century Magazine : "We devoted so much of our attention to kite-flying that we were regarded as experts.
— from The Boy's Book of New Inventions by Harry E. (Harry Edward) Maule