Anna, at this sight, was inwardly torn by a pitying anguish; and, since by nature and by habit she never experienced any physical repugnance on coming in contact with things commonly regarded as repellant, she drew near to touch the animal.
— from Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio

POLITICS, ADMINISTRATION, AND EXPANSION Attitude of the colonies during the Puritan Revolution.—The personal rule of Charles I came to an end in 1641 and for eight years England was convulsed with civil war.
— from The Colonization of North America, 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

This photographic realism of conversation is common enough now: but it has too often the defects of photography; it is bleared, coarse, and ill-favoured.
— from Studies in Early Victorian Literature by Frederic Harrison

As the minister grew warmer in his explanation and application of the text, the money-seeking corn-storer defiantly and unregenerately sat up stiff and unmoved, until at last the preacher, provoked out of prudence and patience, roared out, "Colonel Ingraham, Colonel Ingraham!
— from Sabbath in Puritan New England by Alice Morse Earle

This sight of comfort and plenty restored our confidence in civilisation, which confidence we had totally lost at the first settlement we had fallen in with; and perceiving, among others, a dwelling surrounded with gardens arranged with some taste, we stopped our horses and asked for accommodation for ourselves and beasts.
— from Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet by Frederick Marryat

The answer is given by Oberoutchev again—an answer very characteristic in its lifeless party rigour: “Of course, I could have used force to get my orders obeyed.
— from The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political by Anton Ivanovich Denikin

Like Virginia she found herself, under her present rule of conduct, in complete antagonism with her own immediate home circle.
— from In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon

Handle as little as possible, roll out, cut into circles with a biscuit cutter, and bake in a quick oven.
— from The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed

This sight of comfort and plenty restored our confidence in civilization, which confidence we had totally lost at the first settlement we had fallen in with; and perceiving, among others, a dwelling surrounded with gardens arranged with some taste, we stopped our horses and asked for accommodation for ourselves and beasts.
— from The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas by Frederick Marryat