Bad men and young children, on dying, must undergo renewed probation here below, but ultimately all pass away into the interplanetary ether.
— from The Unseen World, and Other Essays by John Fiske

On reading this most unfounded rumor, Philip Hayforth waited not another moment, but rushed home as if driven by the furies; and tearing his letter in a thousand pieces, threw it and the purse, Emily's gift, into the fire, and vowed to bestow not another thought on the heartless woman who had perjured her own faith and sold his true and fervent love for riches and title.
— from The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various

Throw myself upon Roch, place him beyond the power of doing harm—strike him—kill him—yes, kill him!
— from Facing the Flag by Jules Verne

Shakespeare has not exaggerated the cruel fate of this boy, whose monstrous uncle really purposed having his eyes burnt out, being sure that if he were blind he would no longer be eligible for king.
— from A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland by Mary Platt Parmele

My uncle rose, put his arm about me, and led me to the study.
— from The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald

" "Oh, well, no great harm was done," said Uncle Frank with a good-natured laugh, "though it did make us ride pretty hard for a while.
— from The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch; Or, Little Folks on Ponyback by Howard Roger Garis

It was nowhere level, but all up hill and down dale, some of the steep ascents making us rather pity Hodgson, who had gone on ahead, as usual, on his beloved "bike."
— from A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland The adventures, observations & experiences of a cinematograph actress in West African forests whilst collecting films depicting native life and when posing as the white woman in Anglo-African cinematograph dramas by Meg Gehrts