It is the usual fate of such men in California sooner or later to fall into the hands of an avenging mob.
— from Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk With Sketches of Adventure in California and Washoe by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne

If he is in no hurry to be paid, why, in the course of six months, I can settle it all.”
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXX, No. 2, February 1847 by Various

[1] Metal spinning, that process of sheet metal goods manufacturing which deals with the forming of sheet metal into circular shapes of great variety by means of the lathe, forms and hand-tools, is full of kinks and schemes peculiar to itself.
— from Metal Spinning by C. Tuells

BOOKS OF SPECIAL METHOD IN COMMON SCHOOL STUDIES.
— from Special Method in Primary Reading and Oral Work with Stories by Charles A. (Charles Alexander) McMurry

¶ Dauid king of Scotland, shortlie after the truce was concluded betwixt England and France, was set at libertie, paieng for his ransome the summe of one hundred thousand marks (as Fourdon saith) but whether he meaneth Scotish or sterling monie, I cannot saie.
— from Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (11 of 12) Edward the Third, Who Came to the Crowne by the Resignation of His Father Edward the Second by Raphael Holinshed

" "I'm going on," said Mabel; "I can scarcely keep my eyes open.
— from The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town by L. T. Meade