The Boche rose early, having apparently known our plans.
— from The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 by F. W. (Frederick William) Bewsher

Webb, though of a rough exterior, had a kind and sympathizing heart.
— from Hawk's Nest; or, The Last of the Cahoonshees. A Tale of the Delaware Valley and Historical Romance of 1690. by James M. (James Martin) Allerton

Consequently the enthusiastic artist of the middle age, who drew a picture of Adam and Eve standing in front of a fire to warm themselves, and represented Eve holding a knife in her hand, with which she was cutting slices from the fatal apple to give to the waiting Adam, was guilty of anachronism.
— from The Underground World: A mirror of life below the surface by Thomas Wallace Knox

Sea after sea broke into the boat but the water was as rapidly baled out: none could have behaved better than the crews of both boats did, and the whole scene was one of such constant, cheerful, and successful exertion that, great as our danger was, I do not recollect ever having a keener perception of the pleasure of excited feelings, or a more thorough revelry of joyous emotions, than I had during this perilous passage.
— from Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 by Grey, George, Sir

The others crowded round; each had a kiss and kind word of welcome for her as well as for Edward.
— from Grandmother Elsie by Martha Finley

"The all-god readeth every heart and knoweth every thought.
— from The Holy Cross and Other Tales by Eugene Field

I spent the greater part of this time at the house of Captain Swabey, a near relation of my father's, at whose house I received every hospitality and kindness.
— from The Englishwoman in America by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

What with work on the Encyclopædia Britannica , with the distractions of his prolonged trial, with the time spent in oral teaching, and with the physical weakness of his latest years, Smith’s leisure available for literary production was not large, and the books he has left do not adequately represent either his accumulated knowledge or his faculty of investigation.
— from Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

The Saint, who had a revelation as to the state of his mind, and of his arrival at Assisi, said to Brothers Masse and Leo: "Go and meet Brother Ricer, embrace him, and kiss him from me, and tell him that, among all my brethren in the world, I love him the most tenderly."
— from The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi by Candide Chalippe