Had you observed me to grow by degrees indifferent to you, you might have had reason to despair; but you never received greater marks of my passion than after that cruel revenge upon you.
— from Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Héloïse

I by water to Deptford, thinking to have seen my valentine, but I could not, and so come back again, and to the office, where a little business, and thence with Captain Cocke, and there drank a cup of good drink, which I am fain to allow myself during this plague time, by advice of all, and not contrary to my oathe, my physician being dead, and chyrurgeon out of the way, whose advice I am obliged to take, and so by water home and eat my supper, and to bed, being in much pain to think what I shall do this winter time; for go every day to Woolwich I cannot, without endangering my life; and staying from my wife at Greenwich is not handsome. 16th.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

But yet the ending itself was not as simple as it at first appeared, and finally—perhaps through one weak move on my part—it became a very difficult matter to find a win.
— from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca

I could close an eye, and heaven knows I had matter enough for thought in the man whom I had slain that afternoon, in my own most perilous position, and above all, in the remarkable game that I saw Silver now engaged upon—keeping the mutineers together with one hand and grasping with the other after every means, possible and impossible, to make his peace and save his miserable life.
— from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

His extreme infirmity and long continued ill health had obtained him the privilege of remaining unmanacled; and habited in his gallows costume—one very similar to my own,—he lay at full length in the bottom of the hangman’s cart (which happened to be under the windows of the surgeon at the moment of my precipitation) without any other guard than the driver, who was asleep, and two recruits of the sixth infantry, who were drunk.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Under his guidance I saw, in that one happy fortnight, more of Villette, its environs, and its inhabitants, than I had seen in the whole eight months of my previous residence.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

I imagined, like everyone else, that the brains of other people were lifeless and submissive receptacles with no power of specific reaction to any stimulus which might be applied to them; and I had not the least doubt that when I deposited in the minds of my parents the news of the acquaintance I had made at my uncle's I should at the same time transmit to them the kindly judgment I myself had based on the introduction.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Much have I journeyed, much experienced, mighty ones many proved.
— from The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Snorri Sturluson

Music Oft Music possesses me like the seas!
— from The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire

He was a Man of majestic presence: His countenance was strongly marked, and his eyes were large, black, and sparkling:
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

"Was there ever a Morton on my place, Sylvia?
— from The Guarded Heights by Wadsworth Camp

You don't know what to make of me—a man of my position sitting here!
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy

I can even perceive myself over my partner's shoulder as I dance.
— from Nancy: A Novel by Rhoda Broughton

In that class of motors in which two or more sets of energizing magnets are employed, and in which by artificial means a certain interval of time is made to elapse between the respective maximum or minimum periods or phases of their magnetic attraction or effect, the interval or difference in phase between the two sets of magnets is limited in extent.
— from The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin

It would be the making of my poor motherless Mattie."
— from Guild Court: A London Story by George MacDonald

Gamonia : or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of making Plantations and Covers, explained and illustrated by Lawrence Rawstorne, Esq.
— from The Substance of Faith Allied with Science (6th Ed.) A Catechism for Parents and Teachers by Lodge, Oliver, Sir

The clay upon so much of Mr. Pickwick's coat as was yet visible, bore testimony to the accuracy of this statement; and as the fears of the spectators were still fur
— from The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Department of Education

On motion of Mr. Poindexter , the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, on the bill concerning Territorial Governments.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16) by United States. Congress

I had, however, retained six of the men, who agreed to accompany me on my projected voyage of discovery.
— from Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793. Vol. II by Alexander Mackenzie

He got brave and very cheerful right off, [Pg 166] and called out to Mr. Painter, just like Somers: "'Much obliged, Mr. Painter—much obliged for the nice swing.
— from Hollow Tree Nights and Days by Albert Bigelow Paine