Usually only one man was on watch at night, and this part of the duty I found reasonably pleasant, as I could ensconce myself in the pilot house and read a novel to pass away the time, when I was [12] not required on deck.
— from Reminiscences of Confederate Service, 1861-1865 by Francis Warrington Dawson

Well, if that were so, ought she not all the more to tell him, so that he might know that to one more person Christ had proved himself a reality, and not the spiritual fancy that he used to seem to her? Flossy, you see, was taking long strides that first day of her Christian experience, and was reaching farther than some Christians reach who have been practicing for years.
— from Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy

In consequence of this the Pasha proclaimed him a rebel, and nominated his brother Salâmeh in his place as Nâzeer (chief inspector) of the district.
— from Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2) Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883 by Montefiore, Judith Cohen, Lady

When we read how one mediæval saint stood erect in his cell for a week without sleep or food, merely chewing a plantain-leaf out of humility, so as not to be too perfect; how another remained all night up to his neck in a pond that was freezing over; and how others still performed for the glory of God feats no less tasking to their energies, we are inclined to think, that, with the gods of yore, the men, too, have departed, and that the earth is handed over to a race whose will has become as feeble as its faith.
— from Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

“He is in prison,” he added, reading a note at the margin of the section in which this family was described.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

And she, who so prudently has already rejected a nearly accepted prtendant for his want of order!!!(302) (poor Alexander!)
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney