It only remains to add that in the handle of the flat iron, and opposite the bar, was a very little room like a three-cornered hat, into which no direct ray of sun, moon, or star, ever penetrated, but which was superstitiously regarded as a sanctuary replete with comfort and retirement by gaslight, and on the door of which was therefore painted its alluring name: Cosy.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

“On snails, man, on snails!” exclaimed Padre Camorra.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

Several quiet families were surprised by the appearance at their doors of strange men on strange errands, but not a clue could be obtained that fastened suspicion on anyone.
— from A Woman for Mayor: A Novel of To-day by Helen M. (Helen Maria) Winslow

We of the cockpit contrived to get our full share of leave, and enjoyed ourselves immensely, but as nothing occurred particularly worthy of note, I shall not enter into details as to the pranks we played, and our several modes of seeking enjoyment.
— from Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War by Harry Collingwood

Many recipes have been left by the ancients, the preparations varying as to time, strength of solutions, mixtures of spices, etc.
— from The Olive by K. G. (Katherine Golden) Bitting

To all men, in all climes, “my country” means the land of my fathers, or the land of my choice; the place of sacred memories, of strong endeavors and of fervent hopes.
— from How to Master the Spoken Word Designed as a Self-Instructor for all who would Excel in the Art of Public Speaking by Edwin Gordon Lawrence

" exclaimed Dr. Embro, an old scientific man of Scottish extraction, who, in impatience with such transcendental talk, had taken up 'The St. James's Gazette.'
— from Master of His Fate by J. Maclaren (James Maclaren) Cobban

The moment the national interest is involved all dissensions cease, there is on the scene but one single man, one single Englishman, who shrinks from no expedient that may advance his ends.
— from The Open Secret of Ireland by Tom Kettle

It was agreed that Napoleon should take forty-six thousand men, a certain number of officers of his own selection, men of science, engineers, geographers, and artisans of all kinds.
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various