"Nein; I dought dere might be meetin's for bolitics, vhen der beople might coome, but I don't know vhat else." "Is't possible!
— from The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper

THE PHANTOM 'RICKSHAW AND OTHER GHOST STORIES H2 anchor THE PHANTOM 'RICKSHAW May no ill dreams disturb my rest, Nor Powers of Darkness me molest.
— from The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition by Rudyard Kipling

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING “THE FINEST STORY IN THE WORLD” H2 anchor THE PHANTOM ‘RICKSHAW May no ill dreams disturb my rest, Nor Powers of Darkness me molest. — Evening Hymn.
— from The Phantom 'Rickshaw, and Other Ghost Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Now I do desire, Mrs. Landlady, nobody may speak a single word whilst I am cross-examining the thief.
— from The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children by Maria Edgeworth

Measur'd itself by none, it doth divide Motion to all, counted unto them forth, As by the fifth or half ye count forth ten.
— from Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Paradise by Dante Alighieri

"Why, now, I done declar, Miss Grace, I never took it—never seen it; much as ever I knowed you had a ring."
— from Little Prudy's Cousin Grace by Sophie May

"Let no ill dreams disturb my rest; No powers of darkness me molest.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various