This was not very elegant for a "gentleman," and "an attorney at law," certainly, but, as it belonged to the school of Mr. Newcome, it struck me it might not be prudent for me to betray that I belonged to one of a different sort.
— from The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper

I dared not face the criticisms of my neighbours: I shut myself up.
— from Neighbours on the Green by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

I believe my devout readers would not soon be weary of reading extracts of this kind; but that I may not exceed in this part of my narrative, I shall mention only two more, each of them dated some years after; that is, one from Douglas, April 1, 1725; and the other from Stranraer, 25th
— from The Life of Col. James Gardiner Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans, September 21, 1745 by Philip Doddridge

Questions touching the Military and Civil government of regions of the Enemy's country, conquered by the Union arms; of the rehabilitation or reconstruction of the Rebel States; of a thousand and one other matters, of greater or lesser perplexity, growing out of these and other questions; besides the ever pressing and gigantic problems involved in the raising of enormous levies of troops, and prodigious sums of money, needed in securing, moving, and supplying them, and defraying the extraordinary expenses growing out of the necessary blockade of thousands of miles of Southern Coast, and other Naval movements; not to speak of those expenditures belonging to the more ordinary business transactions of the Government.
— from The Great Conspiracy, Volume 6 by John Alexander Logan

NA Honduras frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast Hong Kong occasional typhoons Iceland earthquakes and volcanic activity India droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes Indian Ocean occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches Indonesia occasional floods, severe droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires Iran periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes Iraq dust storms, sandstorms, floods Ireland NA Isle of Man NA Israel sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes Italy regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice Jamaica hurricanes (especially July to November)
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

If she ever gits her hands on me now, I see my finish!"
— from Frank Merriwell's Son; Or, A Chip Off the Old Block by Burt L. Standish

Were you ever at an ordination, Meredith?” “Not I,” said Meredith.
— from Louis' School Days: A Story for Boys by E. J. (Edith J.) May

NA Honduras frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast Hong Kong occasional typhoons Iceland earthquakes and volcanic activity India droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes Indian Ocean occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches Indonesia occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires Iran periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes Iraq dust storms; sandstorms; floods Ireland NA Isle of Man NA Israel sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes Italy regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice Jamaica hurricanes (especially July to November)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Once more Nature is serving me in an hour of need; serving me not by drawing me to herself, but by setting me free from a world that was beginning to master and make me its slave.
— from Under the Trees and Elsewhere by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Thus, despite the fierce hands that grasped me and the bony knuckles that obtruded themselves painfully into the nape of my neck, I stood mute, profoundly unheedful of the little man's excited capering, whirling fists and threats of condign punishment.
— from Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol