But I have prayed so much, I trust Her words may prove untrue;
— from Poems by Victor Hugo

When I went to renew my visit to his lordship, my access to the parlour was as free as ever; but after I had waited for some time, the valet-de-chambre came in with his lord's compliments, and a desire to see me to-morrow at his levee, he being at present so much indisposed that he could not see company.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

It is your image that has stimulated my ambition, developed my powers, sustained me in the hour of humiliation, and secured me that material prosperity which I can now command.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Moreover, it was six o’clock and we were tired out, having made perhaps six miles in twelve hours.
— from Erewhon; Or, Over the Range by Samuel Butler

But such men, though free themselves from carnal desire, by reason of their fear or avarice, may cause other persons to enter the harem, and therefore Gonikaputra says, that Kings should place such men in the harem as may have had their freedom from carnal desires, their fears, and their avarice well tested.
— from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks by Vatsyayana

Fortunately for the flying breaker of air-laws, von Bissing's circus was performing stately measures in the heavens and as von Bissing's circus consisted of ten very fast flying-machines, Tam decided that this was not the moment for vengeance and came round on a hairpin turn just as von Bissing signaled, "Attack!"
— from Tam o' the Scoots by Edgar Wallace

He has already gathered round him a large number of young men; and at our last Public Reception of new members I received into the mission church forty-two young men of this class, who had been brought to Christ, or to active association with His Church, through the agency of the man whom God so promptly sent me in the hour of my need.
— from In Answer to Prayer by Theodore L. (Theodore Ledyard) Cuyler

It is the most police-ridden country in the world; not even in France in the worst days of the Monarchy were the people so much in the hands of the police.
— from Mysteries of Police and Crime, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Arthur Griffiths

Sometimes Odin, as a beggar, wandered from one country to another, craving charity; sometimes, as a warrior clad in coat of mail, he rode forth to battle for the cause of right; or as a minstrel he sang from door to door, and played sweet music in the halls of the great; or as a huntsman he dashed through brakes and fens, and into dark forests, and climbed steep mountains in search of game; or as a sailor he embarked upon the sea, and sought new scenes in unknown lands.
— from Hero Tales by James Baldwin