Then by the great means of King Howel and Kehydius his son, by great proffers, there grew great love betwixt Isoud and Sir Tristram, for that lady was both good and fair, and a woman of noble blood and fame.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

When Gregorius and his followers saw the men of King Hakon and Sigurd, the king's force appeared to them smaller than their own.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

When he was gone, I thought his threat might prove too true to my sorrow; and I was confirmed in this belief, as well by the many instances I had seen of the treatment of free negroes, as from a fact that had happened within my own knowledge here a short time before.
— from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself by Olaudah Equiano

That he was utterly helpless, and had no means of keeping himself alive in the meantime, was something which did not concern the hospital authorities, nor any one else in the city.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

So the body of me to all I meet or know. H2 anchor Native Moments Native moments—when you come upon me—ah you are here now, Give me now libidinous joys only, Give me the drench of my passions, give me life coarse and rank, To-day I go consort with Nature's darlings, to-night too, I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight orgies of young men, I dance with the dancers and drink with the drinkers, The echoes ring with our indecent calls, I pick out some low person for my dearest friend, He shall be lawless, rude, illiterate, he shall be one condemn'd by others for deeds done, I will play a part no longer, why should I exile myself from my companions?
— from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

As the fire dies down, let the songs be of a more quiet type like "My Old Kentucky Home," and ballads of similar nature.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

If his muse of kindness halt a little behind the strong lines, in fashion in this excitement-craving age, his prose is the best of the sort in the world, and exhibits a faithful transcript of his own healthy natural mind, and cheerful innocent tone of conversation."
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

"My OLD KENTUCKY HOME," A One-Act Burlesque, by James Madison.
— from Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page

As the fire dies down, let the songs be of a more quiet type, like "My Old Kentucky Home," and ballads of similar nature.
— from Camping For Boys by H. W. (Henry William) Gibson

He will be dropped from the squad, unless—" As Thor at last leaned back and gazed at his little comrade, just then, to the tune of "My Old Kentucky Home," an augmented chorus drifted across the Quadrangle: "And we'll sing one song For the college that we love— For our dear old Bannister—good-by" To the Bannister students there was something tremendously queer in the friendship of Theophilus and Thor.
— from T. Haviland Hicks Senior by J. Raymond Elderdice

Browny, a goblin, 44 Bryant, Jacob, his Analysis of Ancient Mythology , 46 Buddhists, place of reward of, 153 Bull-roarer, 19 ; gods evolved from, 24 Buri, Norse primeval deity, 170 Burnt-offerings to spirits, 106 - 107 Burry Man, the, 135 - 137 Bushmen, myth of Kwai Hemm among, 19 ; dismemberment myth among, 146 ; creation myth of, 147 ; myth of origin of man of, 148 ; culture myth of, 150 ; death myth of, 151 ; star myth of, 156 ; moon myth of, 156 Buyán, isle of, 208 C CABRAKAN , earth-giant in Kiche myth, 265 et seq.
— from An Introduction to Mythology by Lewis Spence

Ned walked out alone in the afternoon, but, to his surprise, he was not accosted by any gentleman pretending to recognise him as some one else, as a means of knowing him as himself.
— from Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. by Robert Neilson Stephens

It is bounded on the north by the ridge of Ashworth moor, and the lofty mass of Knowl hill; and on the east by Simpson Clough, a deep ravine, about two miles long, running up into the hills.
— from Lancashire Sketches Third Edition by Edwin Waugh

Mamua o ka holo ana, olelo aku ka wahine ia Aiwohikupua, "Ke holo pu nei kakou, e hookaawale mai ko'u wahi, kaawale aku ko olua wahi, aole o na kanaka, ua akaka
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole