I dare say that Thrasymachus and others would seriously hold the language which I have been merely repeating, and words even stronger than these about justice and injustice, grossly, as I conceive, perverting their true nature.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

Those on the right wing which had been posted at a distance from the river, and rather near the foot of the mountain, all made for Rome, and, without even shutting the gates, fled into the citadel.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

Arthur lay still for half an hour, restless, and with ear strained to catch the faintest sound coming up from the store below.
— from The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans by Mary Ashley Townsend

Ten minutes later I had locked myself in my little room and was eagerly studying the slip of paper before me.
— from The Passion for Life by Joseph Hocking

Sempronius brought up his second line to fill the intervals in the first, and the Romans advanced with equal steadiness to the conflict; but the much greater closeness of the Carthaginian formation served them in good stead.
— from The Young Carthaginian: A Story of The Times of Hannibal by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

The upshot of the Fronde was (1) the nobility were more discredited than ever; (2) the parlement was forbidden to devote attention to political or financial affairs; (3) Paris was disarmed and lost the right of electing its own municipal officers; (4) the royal authority was even stronger than under Richelieu because an unsuccessful attempt had been made to weaken it.
— from A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes

After transferring the contents of my pockets to his own, he re-mounted his horse and rode away, without ever suspecting that the object before him was playing possum.
— from Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn) Edmonds

So common is this quick aging that Lady Jellicoe, who went to Scotland to see her husband after the big naval battle, wrote to Mrs. Page in a sort of rhapsody and with evident surprise that the Admiral really did not seem older!
— from The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Burton Jesse Hendrick

The plain we next rode across was evidently subject to floods in many parts; the soil was a mixture of sand and clay.
— from Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia Performed Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Years 1844, 5, and 6, Together With A Notice of the Province of South Australia in 1847 by Charles Sturt