Now, who will be next served?" To this speech the beggars answered never a word, but they looked at Robin as great Blunderbore looked upon stout Jack the slayer of giants, as though they would fain eat him, body and bones; nevertheless, they did not care to come nigher to him and his terrible staff.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

This public disputation in the assembly of Bráhmans on the nature of things, and the almost fraternal connexion between theology and philosophy deserves some notice; whereas the priests of some religions are generally but little inclined to show favour to philosophers, nay, sometimes persecute them with the most rancorous hatred, as we are taught both by history and experience.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

I was at first disposed to embrace the opportunity of leaving this place, but as I heard that the boat was none of the best, I determined rather to remain and go by land to Mount Vernon, to wait for a better steam-boat there.
— from Travels Through North America, During the Years 1825 and 1826. v. 1-2 by Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Bernhard

Q. Was there any effort made by the Fourteenth or Nineteenth regiment, after General Brinton left, to keep the crowd from the crossing? A.
— from Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 by 1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July

By Robert Adler, George Bellak & Louis N. Ridenour.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

He was alone, and so did not know that he had gone far from home until Father Kingfisher saw him and called: "It is time for you to turn round and go back, Little Bear!
— from Little Bear at Work and at Play by Frances Margaret Fox

Livingston contains three thousand inhabitants, and is a thriving place, the frequent resort of many lovers of the rod and gun, both large and small game being found in abundance hereabouts.
— from The New Eldorado: A Summer Journey to Alaska by Maturin Murray Ballou

She told me there’s a new big toy-shop in Palace Road, a great big lovely swampy sort of shop.
— from Daddy's Girl by L. T. Meade

The winter season in "ye olden times" was not an easy time of it by any means, for the pioneers went to the timber early in the morning and would stay all day and until late at night, cutting wood, making rails and getting big logs to the saw mills.
— from History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911] by Luther Albertus Brewer