Blæsilla, the eldest, a widow at twenty, was, like her mother, a Roman exquisite, loving everything that was beautiful and soft and luxurious.
— from The Makers of Modern Rome, in Four Books by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Of special significance was his ordinance that the vassals should come into the field under the command of their lords; as a result, each lord endeavoured to secure as fine a body of vassals as possible.
— from Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry

Maskull’s restless eye left everything, to fall on the two men who formed the centre of the picture.
— from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay

"'Dis yer is a se'ious matter,' sezee; 'it's 'g'in de law ter l'arn niggers how ter read, er 'low 'em ter hab books.
— from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue by Various

[14] An unavoidable delay in the publication of this book makes possible reference to Professor Ehrlich's synthetic compound of arsenic, known as "606," the anti-syphilitic potency of which will render even less excusable the cowardice and neglect against which the foregoing is a protest.
— from Woman and Womanhood: A Search for Principles by C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby

Sorio’s emotions at that moment would have caused her, had she been conscious of them, a reaction even less endurable than that which she had just been through.
— from Rodmoor: A Romance by John Cowper Powys

"But ther railroads is erbout ther biggest chumps ter stand fer all this monkeydoodle business o' train robbin' ez long ez they hev.
— from Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious by Edward C. Taylor

He never drew rein, even long enough to speak to Guy, until midnight, and then the only reason he stopped was because the moon went down and it was too dark to travel.
— from Guy Harris, the Runaway by Harry Castlemon