“Professor Murray’s careful study will be appreciated as the work of a man of unusual special learning, combined with much delicacy of literary insight.”— New York Christian Advocate.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

Many of us said later that he was by no means clever; but this was not altogether just.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

We are a long way from those days in time, and still more in habits and sentiment; and a manifold and varied experience has taught most of us some lessons against impatience and violent measures.
— from The Oxford Movement; Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by R. W. (Richard William) Church

And lykewayes considering the grate offence hes beine taken that the persons after nominated have not removed from courte nor departed out of the kingdome respectively, and having taken also into consideratione the report of the sub comittee, appoynted to think on the purging of the kings familey doth heirby therfor ordaine and command, The French Marques of Villaneuffe, The Earle of Cleveland, Lord Wentworthe his son, Viscount Grandeson, Lord Volmett, Lord Withringtone, Robert Long, Secretarey, Sr Edward Walker, Garter, Mr. Progers, Groome of His Maties Bed chamber, Master Lane, Master Marche, Colonell Darcey, Mr. Antoney Jacksone, Major Jacksone, Colonell Loes, Master Oder, Under Secretary Lord St. Paule, Sr Philipe Musgrave, Sr Faithful Fortskew, Sr Timothey Featherstons, L Coll Meutis, Collonell Carbraithe, to depart the courte within 24 houres, and to remove out of the kingdome within 20 dayes after intunatione, and Doctor Fraser and Sr George Melveill to withdraw from the court within 24 houres.” (Sir James Balfour's Annales of Scotland, vol.
— from The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

For all our work went on broad wood, with runners and with earthboards; and many of us still looked upon wheels (though mentioned in the Bible) as the invention of the evil one, and Pharoah's especial property.
— from Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

Like most of us, she lacked the high courage to grasp happiness boldly and without apprehension; she had not learnt that nothing is too good to be true.
— from Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett

"We are in for a desperate enterprise that may hang every man of us," said Landless sternly.
— from Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia by Mary Johnston

The simplicity of the quarters within, before much of undergraduate social life was passed in their rooms, would astonish modern eyes, if we may judge from contemporary cuts, that show a few chairs, a small table with central leg, a cap and gown on the wall, an inkhorn hanging by the window, a pair of bellows and tongs by the fire, and over the mantel-piece a picture or mirror.
— from Oxford by Edward Thomas