“We never give anything at the door,” she was wont to say, and so in process of time poor people generally passed by the Heatherstone mansion, and she was glad of it.
— from A Country Idyl, and Other Stories by Sarah Knowles Bolton

The southern side of the house, clothed with fruit-trees, and having many evergreens trained upon its walls, extended its irregular yet venerable front along a terrace, partly paved, partly gravelled, partly bordered with flowers and choice shrubs.
— from Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott

Or, perhaps, they use cards that have numbers printed on them to indicate the pips, with other marks to show the suits and the court cards, so these good people play Grabouche, Pinocle, Bezique, Flip, and other games that are, in truth, recognised as games of chance.
— from Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards by Van Rensselaer, John King, Mrs.

Zunahme sudden increase plötzlicher Wechsel sudden change plötzliches Nachlassen sudden fall plus plus Politik policy politisch political populär machen popularize Portfolio portfolio Porto postage Portokasse petty cash Portokassenbuch petty cash book Portokassenkonto petty cash account positiv positive positive Volkswirtschaftslehre positive economics Post mail Postamt post office Postanweisung money order Postanweisung postal order Posten item Posten post Postgirodienst giro Postgirodienst (Br.)
— from Mr. Honey's Small Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

As is often the case with plain people, great physical beauty appealed to her strongly.
— from The Rosary by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay

in 1267, which allows them to use horses, and to buy fish, flesh, and all other necessaries: on which mitigations see Historia prolixior Priorum Grandimont, published by Martenne, Ampliff.
— from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March by Alban Butler

In winter, the upper parts are blackish-brown, marked with small yellow spots, the lower parts pale grey, passing behind into greyish-white, the neck and breast streaked with greyish-brown.
— from A Synopsis of the Birds of North America by John James Audubon