And had Hugh Willson, indeed, committed an unpardonable trespass in writing thus, after the lapse of so many years, to his old schoolmate?
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXV, No. 1, July 1849 by Various

I feel also that he who is my husband hesitated not to immolate the hopes of my youth to his own selfishness.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

Set right down an' make yourself to home, or stand up an' poke found, if it suits you better.
— from Flood Tide by Sara Ware Bassett

The man of mature years, the hero of sharp combats and stirring campaigns with a fierce and savage foe, the commander of hundreds of eager and gallant men, obeyed without 205 thought of demur the unspoken summons of a girl yet in her teens.
— from Found in the Philippines: The Story of a Woman's Letters by Charles King

There he sat down by the window, and for a moment yielded to his own sorrowful thoughts.
— from Under One Sceptre, or Mortimer's Mission: The Story of the Lord of the Marches by Emily Sarah Holt

And then to be superceded by one so much younger than herself, one so much less wise, as all must acknowledge her dear Fanny to be, was not, could not, be pleasant.
— from Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson