Being questioned by one of the English who first came up with him, and who had not attained his twenty second year, the proud-hearted warrior, looking with lofty contempt upon his youthful countenance, replied, “You are a child—you cannot understand matters of war; let your brother or your chief come: him will I answer.” Though repeated offers were made to him of his life on condition of submitting with his nation to the English, yet he rejected them with disdain, and refused to send any proposals of the kind to the great body of his subjects, saying that he knew none of them would comply.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

2. The gerund is the neuter singular of the future passive participle used as a noun, and has the same formation.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Jane's delicate sense of honour would not allow her to speak to Elizabeth privately of what Lydia had let fall; Elizabeth was glad of it;—till it appeared whether her inquiries would receive any satisfaction, she had rather be without a confidante.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

For we find that the Generality of these wise Men were nearer an hundred than sixty Years of Age at the Time of their respective Deaths.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

When the diamond was first offered to him, he refused to buy it, although he desired above all things to possess it, alleging as his reason, that his duty to the country he governed would not allow him to spend so large a sum of the public money for a mere jewel.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

He never allows himself to show irritability to any one, he makes it a point to be courteous to a new member or an old member's guest.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

He never allowed himself to sleep in the daytime, as was common in Rome; and only gave so much of the night to repose as could barely renew the functions of nature.
— from Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Oliver Goldsmith

If we furnish an occasional poetic gleam like a dewdrop sparkling in the sun, it is all we dare hope for. Brantford as thriving city's famed, And after Indian Chief is named, And here the sparkling Grand River It doth flow a joy forever.
— from Poems of James McIntyre by James McIntyre

Our worthy master was apprised of their condition by the neighbors; but he always answered that the law did not allow him to spend any more, just now; that these emigrants ought to remain at home; that they had no right to this country; that he heard a very godly minister foretell last year, at camp meeting, that the Romanists would yet have this country; that too many were coming by millions; that he feared that they could not be converted as fast as they were arriving; that they ought to be made pay a heavy sum, or sent back.
— from The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. by Hugh Quigley

And as to the closing work, when the end is near at hand, the Scripture says: "He will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
— from Our Day In the Light of Prophecy by William Ambrose Spicer

If only Nicko had been there, I shouldn’t have given young Farncombe all those dances, nor wandered about with him in the intervals, nor allowed him to see me home.
— from The 'Mind the Paint' Girl: A Comedy in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero

Nelson assured him that, should anything go contrary to his wishes, he would waive his rank and explain or expostulate with him as his friend, and when, after two years' service, Murray had to leave the ship, he refused to replace him,—he would have Murray or none.
— from The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Will you not ask her the same question?"
— from The Old Stone House and Other Stories by Anna Katharine Green

In the flood only "Noah and his three sons, with their wives, were saved in an ark.
— from Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History by Annie Besant

This definitely-conceivable hypothesis, besides the support of numerous analogies, has the support of direct evidence.
— from The Principles of Biology, Volume 1 (of 2) by Herbert Spencer

A week or two after his remonstrance with his niece about her thin shoes, Mr. Walton returned home.
— from Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur