Being roused at last by numerous proclamations of Vindex, treating him with reproaches and contempt, he in a letter to the senate exhorted them to avenge his wrongs and those of the republic; desiring them to excuse his not appearing in the senate-house, because he had got cold.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

And however useful may be the works that serve up undigested materials, they cannot be regarded as constituting history in a literary sense, for they lack the element of art.
— from Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton) Painter

When the deposit has reached a certain height it acts like a weir on the water of the next flood, which flows quickly over it and, instead of raising it higher, deposits its silt further away from the stream.
— from River and Canal Engineering, the characteristics of open flowing streams, and the principles and methods to be followed in dealing with them. by E. S. (Edward Skelton) Bellasis

Beams from the two guns crossed the room and caught him in a lethal blaze.
— from The Alien by Raymond F. Jones

As soon as I heard her voice I turned round, and called her in a low tone.
— from Letters from a Cat Published by Her Mistress for the Benefit of All Cats and the Amusement of Little Children by Helen Hunt Jackson