Then his wife protested and said, ‘Did I not tell you not to put young tree-shoots into your food?’
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

Dum la infanoj estas lernantaj siajn lecionojn tie, la patrino kutime iras al la bakejon, por aĉeti sufiĉe da pano, por la manĝoj de la tago.
— from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

The frigate passed at some distance from the Marquesas and the Sandwich Islands, crossed the tropic of Cancer, and made for the China Seas.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

Coffee roasters and grinders have been made of brass, silver, and gold; coffee mortars, of bronze; and coffee making and serving pots, of beautiful copper, pewter, pottery, porcelain, and silver designs.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

So she arose and went to see who it was that called to her; but when she opened the door and caught sight of the Frog, she shut it again very quickly and with great passion, and sat down at the table, looking exceedingly pale.
— from Grimm's Fairy Stories by Wilhelm Grimm

If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square.
— from The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde

This done, she created a little variety by scratching his face, and tearing his hair; and, having, by this time, inflicted as much punishment as she deemed necessary for the offence, she pushed him over a chair, which was luckily well situated for the purpose: and defied him to talk about his prerogative again, if he dared. 'Get up!' said Mrs. Bumble, in a voice of command.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Soon after, Away she goes, quoth the pilot, and so doth the rest of our fleet; help came in good season.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

He began by addressing to her the lines on her picture, Such was Philoclea and such Dorus' flame.
— from The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

He passed a small, detached butte from whose crest the shells of Pope's guns had just driven a crowd of squaws and children who were watching the battle from that elevation.
— from With Sully into the Sioux Land by Joseph Mills Hanson

We passed a second draw-bridge, and found ourselves in the interior of the fortress.
— from Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. by A. A. (Andrew Archibald) Paton

Upon the other side of the promontory, and sailing directly toward it was a Turkish vessel.
— from The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Maturin Murray Ballou

So skilful are modern methods of questioning the past, and so determined the effort to find out its secrets, we may yet know the origin and history of this wonderful Asiatic people, and when and why they left their native continent and colonized upon the northern shores of the Mediterranean.
— from A Short History of France by Mary Platt Parmele

"And thou wilt never let the love of gain, nor of worldly honors, grow upon thee until thou shalt repent thee of this purpose, and so determine that it would be better for the boy to betake himself to business affairs and acquire wealth rather than to serve God wholly?" "Nay, verily," cried Ammonius; "for the matter lieth nearer to my heart than even thou knowest, Arete."
— from Arius the Libyan: A Romance of the Primitive Church by Nathan C. (Nathan Chapman) Kouns

Reb Monash looked round and down on Philip, a significant droop in his eyelids, his lips tightening a little.
— from Forward from Babylon by Louis Golding