1, et seq. ), occupied the territories of the Menapii on both sides the Rhine.
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus

I know of the murder of Bill Smithers, the robbery of the tollgate-keeper, and the making away of the youngest daughter of Sir Reginald de Walton.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

Nor can the context in Josephus be made out by supposing the reading to have been this: "The son of Tabitha; which, in the language of our country, denotes Dorcas"
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

Thus we fall back upon the recognition of the same truth, whether we approach the matter by looking for beginnings of magic, or by studying the relations between the present and the mythical reality.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

“‘I wonder if Providence made old Bob start the rabbit, merely to guide us to the gravel pit?’ said I. “‘No doubt of it,’ was his reply.
— from The White Rose of Memphis by William C. (Clark) Falkner

From the early part of the spring of 1695, when the abortive attempt to settle the difficulty between Mr. Parris and the people of the village, by the umpirage of Major Gedney, was made, it evidently became the settled purpose of the leading men, on both sides, to restore harmony to the place.
— from Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects by Charles Wentworth Upham

What inhabitants we found in it are all pagans, except such as are sent among them from Russia; for this is the country, I mean on both sides the river Oby, whither the Muscovite criminals, that are not put to death, are banished, and from whence it is next to impossible they should ever come away.
— from The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808) by Daniel Defoe

A moment of breathless silence; then ripples of applause from the spectators.
— from Tarrano the Conqueror by Ray Cummings

For a young lady, travelling with a company would be simply impossible, unless accompanied by her mother, or by some trustworthy relative.
— from Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, March 1885 by Various

did'st thou say, 'Alas! 'tis Virtue's law; we must obey; But still, to render absence less severe, Let us, my Love, Hope's pleasing dictates hear.
— from Poetry by Thomas Oldham

I am, as you know, a man of business; still, the resources of our establishment are so vast, that my place can be supplied without inconvenience to our thousands, I may say millions of customers.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890 by Various