Sancho, the youngest, lead a daughter named Esclaramunda, who married Antal, Count of Foix, and was buried in the cathedral of Palma.
— from The Story of Majorca and Minorca by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir

“I was sitting here,” pursued Granny, “in the dusk that next evening, when Mr Alwyn came rushing up the stairs—dear, dear!
— from Maud Florence Nellie; or, Don't care! by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge

The New Englanders were many against comparatively few; they had as a rule command of the sea; but the colonists did not like the expense or the personal service which was involved; the Boston citizens did not feel the full force of the blows which struck the outlying farms and homesteads; and the petifogging Government too often employed men to command who knew little or nothing of soldiering.
— from A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Vol. V Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood, Sir

I next visited the Pantheon, a noble edifice, with magnificent architectural columns, and cornice: it is reckoned one of the finest erections in Paris.
— from Journal of a Horticultural Tour through Germany, Belgium, and part of France, in the Autumn of 1835 To which is added, a Catalogue of the different Species of Cacteæ in the Gardens at Woburn Abbey. by James Forbes

[49] Stefánsson brought also some archeological specimens from Point Hope, where, however, no excavations were made; and collected a valuable series of crania from Point Barrow.
— from Anthropological Survey in Alaska by Aleš Hrdlička

Yet how to get back there was a difficulty that not even wise Master Alphonse could solve.
— from The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. by Various

She was bare-footed and did not even wear mairteens, and carried no brogues.
— from The Rat-Pit by Patrick MacGill

"As soon as Monsieur d'Anville had told me this news, I acquainted Sancerre with it; I told it him as a secret newly entrusted with me, and charged him to say nothing of it.
— from The Princess of Cleves by Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette

In 1821 a new effort was made, a committee appointed, and a subscription begun which soon amounted to thirty thousand francs; but at the revolution of 1830 material interests prevailed, and the funds were appropriated to the construction of roads.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 22, October, 1875, to March, 1876 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various