Unas veces se «armaba», clavándose con las cuatro patas inmóviles donde le daba la gana, [7] sin avanzar ni retroceder aunque le destrozasen el hocico tirándole hacia adelante por la brida, o le azotasen las ancas duramente por detrás; no hacia más en tales casos que balancear el cuerpo con dirección a la retaguardia, y estremecerse de pies a cabeza [8] con temblor de pena y rabia al sentir el azote.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Palsu ang ímung pangatarúngan, Your reasons are wrong.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

The quoits were large round pieces, yellow, red, and green, which cast a singular lustre!
— from Candide by Voltaire

I am he who, in the name of the Prophet, will protect your resolution, and promote your happiness.
— from The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various

Ferdinand, you are a prudent young rogue, and I forgive you: and, ifecks, you are a pretty little damsel.
— from The Duenna: A Comic Opera by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

C. C. pays $850 per year rent, and owns furniture valued at $8000.
— from The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World by William W. Sanger