Monckton Milnes was a social power in London, possibly greater than Londoners themselves quite understood, for in London society as elsewhere, the dull and the ignorant made a large majority, and dull men always laughed at Monckton Milnes.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

That there are women strangely endowed with premonitory instincts land preternatural gifts?
— from The Secret Power by Marie Corelli

At the top of the street is the "Yellery Gate" through which our party passed into lovely park grounds topping a line of fine cliffs which lead to "Gallantry Bower."
— from In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series by Susan Coolidge

Contrasted with it, St. Stephen's appeared a splendid and powerful influence for righteousness, stirring deeply her æsthetic sensibilities, and at the same time proving its living, practical grasp on human character through its able pastor and active organization.
— from The Undercurrent by Robert Grant

We read of the young princesses and their court attendants taking part in Latin plays given before the Pope and other high ecclesiastics, as well as visiting rulers at this time.
— from The Century of Columbus by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

And so Ibrahim was forced to suffer the further mockery of summoning his slaves to bear away the lifeless body for which he had paid in lively potent gold.
— from The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

Dans la postérité, perspective inconnue, Le poëte grandit et le roi diminue!"
— from My Memoirs, Vol. II, 1822 to 1825 by Alexandre Dumas

“Well, I know this,” put in little Pinky Gilfoil, who was red-headed, red-freckled and red-tempered: “I'd give my right leg to pull off that Bullard story as a scoop.
— from The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb