To the South the proposal was menacing because tariffs might interfere with the free exchange of the produce of plantations in European markets, and navigation acts might confine the carrying trade to American, that is Northern, ships.
— from History of the United States by Mary Ritter Beard

It would be inexcusable to miss seeing Dresden when we are so near, especially as our finances will permit of it, and the journey for four persons is easily managed, and not expensive.
— from Frederic Chopin: His Life, Letters, and Works, v. 1 (of 2) by Maurycy Karasowski

Ambrose knew at once what was the important point in every matter, and never allowed his mind to be confused by things that had nothing to do with the real question.
— from The Red Book of Heroes by Mrs. Lang

There was pain in every muscle and nerve of her body: it swept up and down her old limbs in hot waves....
— from The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Hugh Walpole