He was, however, prevailed upon not to do this by his father who told him he would give him half of the family estate.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

I make this statement here because, although I have often made it before, it has never been in my power until now to place it where it will correct history; and I desire to rectify all injustice that I may have done to individuals, particularly to officers who were gallantly serving their country during the trying period of the war for the preservation of the Union.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

[Clark, January 19, 1806] Tuesday 19th of January 1806 This morning Sent out two parties of hunters, one party towards Point adams and the other party up Ne tel River by water.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

He will persuade us not to set out Nôbîs persuâdêbit nê proficîscâmur 5.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Occasionally a few citizens or cavalry could be seen running across the streets, and quite a number of negroes were seemingly busy in carrying off bags of grain or meal, which were piled up near the burned depot.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

In his collected poems there is no particular unity, nothing that can be called a leading theory, no unmistakable spine or skeleton.
— from Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

“Needs pepping up; needs the touch that people like Mrs. Judique could give a place,” he ruminated, as he rattled through the long, crude, airy streets.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

(From a sketch picked up near the Front Opposition Bench.) House of Commons, Monday, May, 27. —
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 8, 1895 by Various

After a perilous trip of three days, a boat in charge of her mate was picked up near the land by a Swedish steamer, and a tug was sent out from Sydney, which found the disabled ship and towed her into Port Jackson.
— from The Colonial Clippers by Basil Lubbock

All right, if that is satisfactory, let me ask you to sign your name to it on the first page and then initial the second page up near the top.
— from Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

Permit us now to retire; we must take repose when we can, since we are absolutely uncertain when we may be called upon to renew our perilous journey.
— from Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Walter Scott

31:40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to Yahweh; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more forever.
— from The World English Bible (WEB), Complete by Anonymous

“Keb, sir?” came the inevitable question, in a tone sharp as a whip-crack, as the driver pulled up near the kerb.
— from Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Now they expressed their fears that she would pass us; now they tried to shout for joy at the thoughts of being saved.
— from From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure by William Henry Giles Kingston

As quite a number of distinguished men always met at his table, and the king was very fond of good living, as well as of the “feast of reason and the flow of soul,” the repast was frequently prolonged until nearly three o’clock.
— from History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great. by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott