Den dey le' us hab uh garden uv we own en we hunt possum many uh time en ketch fish too.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by United States. Work Projects Administration

"Only a line or two, ma'am—from somebody in the town here, I suppose—saying that one of them distillers, the one, too, that shot Allison, was hidden in the house of that rascally, deceiving little minister, up toward Eagle Knob.
— from Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson

In Mexico, under the earlier kings, they appear to have enjoyed considerable privileges.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

In these sinful days that are called the representative and last times all the teachings of the Lord Buddha, the Sakiya-Muni have vanished away, but the Divine Promise of the Buddha of Infinite Light, shining greatly over the world, prosperously leads mankind unto the Eternal Kingdom.
— from Buddhist Psalms translated from the Japanese of Shinran Shonin by Shinran