If the church really believed that God would let them into an experience where sonatas and minuets and bridal marches and "Mondnacht" and the "Etude in C sharp minor" would be heard all the time, and free of charge, all the bishops and the big preachers and little evangelists and exhorters and ministers would be besieged by a grand eager throng of people, crying with one accord, "What must I do to be sanctified?"
— from The Heart-Cry of Jesus by Byron J. (Byron Johnson) Rees

Everywhere it made itself felt in Mangadone, and like Pippa in the poem, the wind passed along, leaving everything and everybody a little better for its coming.
— from The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery by Marjorie Douie

Ralph retired in despair to Britany, where he possessed a large estate and extensive jurisdictions.
— from The History of England, Volume I From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 by David Hume

This offensive exertion of power may be easily avoided, by opening a few houses for the entertainment of discarded authors, who would enter into the service with great alacrity, as most of them are zealous friends of every present government; many of them are men of able bodies, and strong limbs, qualified, at least, as well for the musket as the pen; they are, perhaps, at present a little emaciated and enfeebled, but would soon recover their strength and flesh with good quarters and present pay.
— from The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson

But his prospects were not encouraging; for unless he could deposit a good round sum, for expenses of process, and long enquiry, and even counterbribing, no one was likely to take up his case, so strong and so tough were the forces in possession.
— from Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

The motion of the Secretary of State would produce a long, exciting, and exasperating debate.
— from Lord George Bentinck: A Political Biography by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

If collected Colonel O'Hara's poems, addresses, political and literary essays, and editorials would make an imposing volume.
— from Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 1 of 2 by John Wilson Townsend

Foster, first lieutenant of Snaffle's troop, seldom on speaking terms with his captain, had discovered the deed at morning stables just five minutes before the aggrieved sergeant drove in with the missing property and Lieutenant Ennis as escort.
— from Lanier of the Cavalry; or, A Week's Arrest by Charles King

And grandmother, and Poppy, and little Enoch and Elijah were left behind.
— from Poppy's Presents by Walton, O. F., Mrs.