Dorothea was unable to persuade herself that her present happiness was not all a dream; Cardenio was in a similar state of mind, and Luscinda’s thoughts ran in the same direction.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

The pianny has turned her head!
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

" It was not one bruise, but four slender, purple marks, such as might have been made by the four fingers of a powerful hand, that had grasped the delicate wrist a shade too roughly.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

Maáyung wiktan panagsa, He thinks he’s so important.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

In the midst of a dead silence, Ralph sat down, pressing his two hands upon his temples.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

I was desirous at the time not to prevent the advance of Price by any movement on our part, hoping that he would move on Lexington; but finding that he had determined to remain at Osceola for some time at least, I made the movement you proposed.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

And when he would hear Tashtego singing out for him to produce himself, that his bones might be picked, the simple-witted steward all but shattered the crockery hanging round him in the pantry, by his sudden fits of the palsy.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

For pity now she can no more detain him; 577 The poor fool prays her that he may depart: She is resolv’d no longer to restrain him, Bids him farewell, and look well to her heart, 580 The which by Cupid’s bow she doth protest, He carries thence encaged in his breast.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

To Thee I commend myself and all that I have for correction; better is it to be punished here than hereafter.
— from The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas

It was a splendid leap that he took under the influence of his terror and despair, clearing the horrible gulf as if it were nothing, and, landing well on to the rocky point, he threw himself upon his face, to prevent his pitching off into the depths.
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

The delight she experienced when Philip made her understand all the benefits, the blessings, that her courage, nay, her intellect, had bestowed upon him, the blushing ecstasy with which she heard (as they returned to H——, the eventful morning of her deliverance, side by side, her hand clasped in his, and often pressed to his grateful lips) his praises, his thanks, his fear for her safety, his joy at regaining her— all this amounted to a bliss, which, till then, she could not have conceived that life was capable of bestowing.
— from Night and Morning, Volume 5 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

The old man bent down over her bed and laid his hands on her pulse, waiting quietly, and when the last throb of life had ebbed away, when the last feeble pulse-beat was stilled, he lifted the pale hand to his lips.
— from Niels Lyhne by J. P. (Jens Peter) Jacobsen

"It is Queenie's child!" cried Mrs. Lyle, pressing him to her heart, and kissing him, then crying over him in her womanly joy and excitement.
— from The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

"They say the horse is beat; but who knows when such a beast is safe, and at this moment she puts him through his paces, and they all look on applauding."
— from His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett

What Poussette had told him then was true, and it was this, that before his departure for Montreal the guide had purchased enough spirit to fill a large flask, and whether shallow subterfuge or not, Crabbe certainly had a standing temptation at his elbow which he must have forgotten when Ringfield entered, cold and shivering and plainly in need of a stimulant.
— from Ringfield: A Novel by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison

As an illustration of the way in which he sought to do every possible honour to his Queen-Consort, there may be instanced a letter written, by command, in reply to an inquiry from the Lord Mayor of London as to whether in drinking the second of the loyal toasts at public gatherings the company should stand or not.
— from The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V by J. Castell (John Castell) Hopkins

"Ah, but that is already happening," said a gentleman in his mid- fifties, who also sported a full beard, bushy mustache and long well kept salt and pepper hair to his shoulders.
— from Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau

Pluto was the first to become aware of Lucie's presence; he tossed his head and neighed; this attracted Celia's attention, and she perceived her friend.
— from Castle Hohenwald: A Romance by Adolf Streckfuss

He prided himself that he never bought anything at the top of the market.
— from The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad by Edward Hungerford

[42] He arose, a plain hint that he considered the brief interview at an end.
— from The Cry at Midnight by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt