The man poured himself a glass of wine, and then filled Danègre’s glass.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

Robert Elsing, son to the said William, gave to the hospital twelve pounds by the year, for the finding of three priests: he also gave one hundred shillings towards the inclosing of the new churchyard without Aldgate, and one hundred shillings to the inclosing of the new churchyard without Aldersgate; to Thomas Elsing, his son, eighty pounds, the rest of his goods to be sold and given to the poor.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

But he could not get to sleep: he never felt more wakeful in his life; so he lit the lamp and got out the chess-board, and played himself a game of chess.
— from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

He had to sign papers, to present himself at government offices, the purpose of which was not clear to him, to question his chief steward, to visit his estate near Moscow, and to receive many people who formerly did not even wish to know of his existence but would now have been offended and grieved had he chosen not to see them.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Then, in the midst of the general excitement, the priest poured into the passage half a glass of water, which trickled over the face through the hair and down the neck of the patient.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Amory smiled and tried to picture himself as “good old Amory.”
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

His plain hat, and gloves on a sideboard, and the idea that the owner was away, caused Jos I don't know what secret thrill of pleasure.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Devanne lighted a second cigar and poured himself a glass of Benedictine.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

You will supply the rest; and a most fortunate man he is to attach himself to such a creature—to a woman who, firm as a rock in her own principles, has a gentleness of character so well adapted to recommend them.
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

The senate doubted whether they should pronounce him a god or a tyrant; and the honors decreed to his memory were granted to the prayers of the pious Antoninus.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

The culprit was no other than a sow; and when the crime committed was brought home to her, the learned judges assembled on the occasion pronounced her as guilty of malice prepense; and in order to hold her up as an example to all sows in time to come, her face and fore legs were mutilated in a similar manner to those of her victim.
— from Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Louisa Stuart Costello

Herrick, who was pouring himself a glass of sherry as an appetizer turned with a laugh.
— from The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume

“Go on, boys,” urged one of the companions of Nackerson, who perhaps had a grain of common sense in his make-up, and realized that it was only fair they should allow the boys a hearing.
— from The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods; Or, Rival Hunters of Lumber Run by Quincy Allen

All those people have a great opinion of you, simply because I told them that you’ve led every sort of life one can think of before you got struck on exploration.
— from Within the Tides: Tales by Joseph Conrad

"I persuaded Mr. Armstrong to keep Freddy at home till Easter," said Mrs. Armstrong in explanation; "he is rather too young to be with boys so much older than himself, at least at boarding-school, and his papa has a great objection to day schools as a rule."
— from Englefield Grange; or, Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B., Mrs.

Nakakáwan nag ayruplánu sa pag-abut námù sa irpurt, The plane had already gotten off the ground when we got to the airport.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Galloway?" Galloway smiled, went to his bar, poured himself a glass of whiskey, and standing there, the glass twisting slowly in his fingers, stared back innocently at his interrogator.
— from The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory

I see; I'd better clear out till the poetry has all gurgled out of him, eh?
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 5, 1891 by Various

Sir Percivale had a glimmering of the Sancgreall and of the maiden that bare it, for he was [185] perfect and clean.
— from Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 3 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Through the open door Peter had a glimpse of Josette's face looking out at him, so white and haggard that for a moment he thought it was an old woman's face.
— from A Gentleman of Courage: A Novel of the Wilderness by James Oliver Curwood