It is of no use sending a letter for they cannot read.
— from The Poor Plutocrats by Mór Jókai

Off northeastern United States a line of isolated volcanic peaks cuts across the continental rise and abyssal plain.
— from The Floors of the Ocean: 1. The North Atlantic Text to accompany the physiographic diagram of the North Atlantic by Bruce C. Heezen

He reached the range indeed, and for hour after hour roamed up and down it, his heart torn with helpless haste and fears, but it was of no use, so at last he dismounted, and holding the schimmel by the bridle allowed him to eat a little grass while he waited for the moon to rise.
— from Swallow: A Tale of the Great Trek by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

Besides keeping food in the trees, he hid little piles of nuts under stones and logs, and tucked seeds into chinks of fences or tiny pockets in the ground.
— from Among the Night People by Clara Dillingham Pierson