You just walk about from place to place and never do your work.
— from Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

…” “On the contrary, on the contrary, I see that you are driven out of all patience, and, no doubt you have had good reason,” Varvara Petrovna answered spitefully.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

But the moment passes, and next day you meet, maybe, the same pensive and preoccupied look as before, the same pale face, the same meek and timid movements, and even signs of remorse, traces of a mortal anguish and regret for the fleeting distraction....
— from White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I hope, Soyer, you will be fortunate enough to meet with a proper person, as, no doubt, you will be obliged to return to the Crimea.”
— from Soyer's Culinary Campaign: Being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War. With The Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions by Alexis Soyer

The poor folk be troubled enow over Dick Pritchard, as no doubt you heard.
— from The Love That Prevailed by Frank Frankfort Moore

Varney was silent; and after a few moments' pause, the other exclaimed,— "There are people, even now, watching the place, and no doubt you have been seen coming into it."
— from Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood by Thomas Preskett Prest

"Don't mention it; there are other ladies present, and, no doubt, your gallant act was worthy the reward; a pleasant evening, sir," and he drew aside, stiffly military.
— from My Lady of Doubt by Randall Parrish

Her Majesty said: "This is your first year at the Palace and no doubt you are surprised at what you have just seen and heard me say, but I have never yet made a mistake.
— from Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling

And little Penini too will have his regrets, for he has been very happy here, made friends with the contadini, has helped to keep the sheep, to run after straggling cows, to play at ' nocini ' (did you ever hear of that game?) and to pick the grapes at the vintage—driving in the grape-carts (exactly of the shape of the Greek chariots), with the grapes heaped up round him; and then riding on his own pony, which Robert is going to buy for him (though Robert never spoils him; no, not he, it is only I who do that!), galloping through the lanes on this pony the colour of his curls.
— from The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 2 of 2) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“Your Excellency is also acquainted with the disposition manifested in the instructions sent by Rechid Pacha to Chekib Effendi, to arrange this last-mentioned point; and no doubt your Excellency will esteem that to be an evidence from which we may draw the conclusion, that the Sublime Porte is desirous to gratify the wishes of the High Allies of the Sultan, and may be supposed likely to act in the spirit of concession whenever the wishes of those Powers shall have been made known to the Sublime Porte.
— from The War in Syria, Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles Napier

The crime was proved and not denied, yet Woolagan was acquitted.
— from Secret Service Under Pitt by William J. (William John) Fitz-Patrick

Don’t bark like that, at poor persons as never done you no arm; the poor is down-trodden and broke enough without that; O DON’T !’
— from The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens