He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin

The Professor went on: "In his hand, the golden Papa has a letter; and after he has made his excuse for disturbing us in our Infernal Region with the common mortal Business of the house, he addresses himself to the three young Misses, and begins, as you English begin everything in this blessed world that you have to say, with a great O. 'O, my dears,' says the mighty merchant, 'I have got here a letter from my friend, Mr.——'(the name has slipped out of my mind; but no matter; we shall come back to that; yes, yes—right-all-right).
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

It is the country of the Shawánkárs, a people coupled with the Shúls and Lúrs in mediaeval Persian history, and like them of Kurd affinities.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

I first declined the proposal, and pretended business, but as he was very earnest and pressing, hunger at last overcame my pride, and I fairly confessed to him I had no money in my pocket; yet not without framing a lie for an excuse, and imputing it to my having changed my breeches that morning.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

But you have one quality which is very rare in a German, Mr. Von Bork: you are a sportsman and you will bear me no ill-will when you realize that you, who have outwitted so many other people, have at last been outwitted yourself.
— from His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

7. Salute the last and everlasting day , Joy at the uprising of this Sunne, and Sonne, Yee whose just teares, or tribulation Have purely washt, or burnt your drossie clay; 5 Behold the Highest, parting hence away, Lightens the darke clouds, which hee treads upon, Nor doth hee by ascending, show alone, But first hee, and hee first enters the way.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

Sometimes Laura was exceedingly kind and petted him a little, and took the trouble to exert her powers of pleasing, and to entangle him deeper and deeper.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Charles Dudley Warner

love to plague her a little; though, I declare, I don’t intend to have Mr. Brown in reality;-I’m sure I don’t like him half
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

Then the porter raised some difficulties, but the Count of Monte Cristo produced a permit from the governor of Rome, allowing him to leave or enter the city at any hour of the day or night; the portcullis was therefore raised, the porter had a louis for his trouble, and they went on their way.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

There seemed to be a sudden great fall of stars from the midday skies and Manning and I were hurled right and left into deep snow drifts, everything in pieces, horses and little niggers quite out of sight.
— from Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer by G. Moxley (Gilbert Moxley) Sorrel

Podoconus with simple circular porochora, half as long as the capsule.
— from Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Vol. XVIII by Ernst Haeckel

When a plant wants watering artificially, it in general shows its wants by very unequivocal signs, namely, by a drooping of its pretty head and leaves; and then, if too much water be given to it, it soon springs up with great luxuriance; and the first burning day of sunshine is likely to kill it, or to do it great injury.
— from The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering by William Martin

He looks at Nature, sees it, hears it, feels it, and believes that it exists before it is printed, hotpressed, and labelled on the back By the Author of ' Waverley .'
— from Sir Walter Scott: A Lecture at the Sorbonne by W. P. (William Paton) Ker

And pausing here a little to consider the easiest method of demonstrating this to their senses, they told me they had gone as far as their conjectures could carry them, but could conclude on nothing so improbable as sending it by a messenger.
— from The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Complete (Volumes 1 and 2) by Robert Paltock

To please God we must have pure hearts and live pure, true, loving lives.
— from Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 07, February 15, 1914 by Various

One or two, he found, had studied painting in Paris under Delacroix; another was an enthusiastic ornithologist; another was an excellent botanist and entomologist; and there were one or two antiquaries; and a really first-rate musician, who was so modest, that when he wished to practise, he always locked himself and his violin into a cellar.
— from Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 680 January 6, 1877 by Various

Mr. Tollett said he thought the patient had a legal right to a commission of lunacy if there was property, and he took note of the application.
— from Hard Cash by Charles Reade

Then the fury that goads a woman scorned possessed her and lashed on the blood-hounds of vengeance.
— from The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham

Hence, in these times, untouch'd the pages lie, And slumber out their immortality: They had their day, when, after all his toil, 160 His morning study, and his midnight oil, At length an author's ONE great work appear'd, By patient hope, and length of days, endear'd: Expecting nations hail'd it from the press; Poetic friends prefix'd each kind address; Princes and kings received the pond'rous gift, And ladies read the work they could not lift.
— from George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) by George Crabbe