He had then cared but little about Lydgate's painful impressions with regard to the suggested change in the Hospital, or about the disposition towards himself which what he held to be his justifiable refusal of a rather exorbitant request might call forth.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

Orger, Rev. E. R., M.A. Ormerod, Archdeacon, M.A. Perowne, Rev. J. J. S., B.D. Perowne, Rev. T. T., B.D. Phillott, Rev. H. W., M.A. Plumptre, Professor E. H., M.A. Poole, E. Stanley, M.R.A.S. Poole, R. Stuart, M.R.S.L. Porter, Rev. J. L., M.A. Pritchard, Rev. Chas., M.A., F.R.S. Rawlinson, Professor G., M.A. Rose, Rev. H. J., B.D. Selwyn, Professor W., B.D. Smith, William, LL.D. Stowe, Rev. Calvin E., D.D. Thompson, Rev. J. P., D.D.
— from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 by Henri Mouhot

“By choosing two of the greatest personages of Rome, especially rich men— this was the return the Holy Father looked for.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

CLASS II.—Consisting of those who have gained nine marks or less:—A. Adams, G. Burne, M. Bradbury, M. Buckley, E. A. Browne, H. Blunt, A. Bartholomew, J. Burnet, J. Bumsted, H. Coombes, W. Coode, A. Carrington, H. Cholmondeley, B. Coventry, H. Cornford, H. Collins, G. Dundas, H. Dyson, B. Dunning, R. Eustace, L. Fraser, M. Fulcher, E. D. Griffith, A. Good, J. Chappell-Hodge, E. Hanlon, G. Horner, M. Jones-Henry, E. Hinds, M. Hartfield, E. Hobson, B. Hudson, E. Hayes, E. Chappell-Hodge, F. Ivens, W. Ireland, W. Johnson, J. Jowett, E. Jowett, V. Jeans, G. Leicester, H. Leah, J. Little, E. Lithgow, H. Leake, C. Mather, E. May, K. Mills, M. Meagle, A. Pellier, M. Pretty, E. Parks, K. Pickard, G. Pettman, K. Robinson, L. Rees, N. Ross, A. Rawes, R. Row, E. Rita, G. Russell, A. Reading, E. Rudd, M. Spencer, J. Side, M. Addison-Scott, G. Sayer, M. Stuttle, M. Trollope, M. Welsh, E. Wilkinson, E. Wedgwood, W. C. Wilson, B. Walton, B. Wright, L. Webb, H. O. Watson, K. Williams, H. Wilmot, M. Wood, one without name, E. L. Prenner, A. Treacy, C. M. St. Jean.
— from Little Folks (September 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

About three weeks or a month before the expulsion, which according to one account takes place in the month of November, rude effigies representing men and animals, such as crocodiles, leopards, elephants, bullocks, and birds, are made of wicker-work or wood, and being hung with strips of cloth and bedizened with gew-gaws, are set before the door of every house.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

This remonstrance effectually roused Mackshane, who was never deaf to an argument in which he thought his interest was concerned; he therefore rose up, and in order to strengthen his resolution, had recourse more than once to a case-bottle of rum, which he freely communicated to the chaplain, and purser, who had as much need of such extraordinary inspiration as himself.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

She had no fortune, and in this respect exactly resembled myself; our situations were too similar to permit us to become united; and with the views I then had, I was far from thinking of marriage.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Al rededor remueven el ramaje multitud de cuadrúpedos, y los inquietos zambos (monos) corren saltando de árbol en árbol a atisbar con curiosidad al transeunte, las hembras con los hijuelos cargados a la espalda, [3] y todos juntos en familia, [4] chiflando y arrojando ramas secas; mientras más a lo lejos
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

She became now really English, really Mrs. Brangwen.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

T. S. Campbell, Irby, Nolley, Rosser, Edwards, R. M. Smith, Jerman, Blackwell, Head, Granbery, Jones, Johnson, and Landstreet—19.
— from History of Randolph-Macon College, Virginia The Oldest Incorporated Methodist College in America by Richard Irby

If the directions previously given are carefully applied in carrying out any of these recipes, excellent results may be expected.
— from Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

"'Well, in my opinion, a man who behaves with such cowardice and cruelty is a scoundrel, and I do not bow to a scoundrel.' "'Still, he is received everywhere,' remarked Madame de Mirecourt.
— from Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue

The Emperor here adverted to the Russian expedition, repeating many of the observations which I have already recorded elsewhere.
— from Memoirs of the life, exile, and conversations of the Emperor Napoleon. (Vol. IV) by Las Cases, Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné, comte de

At this time opportunity may be taken to reconcile different interpretations which some writers have given regarding early religious motives.
— from The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races: An Interpretation by Sanger Brown

"Now that was a real educational remark, Martin, old chap," he said.
— from Breaking Point by James E. Gunn