of r ed scarlet engreyned, With r ibanes of r ed gold .
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

The papers read every Saturday evening were characterized less by depth than buffoonery.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

[155] was indeed a hero, a hero in the only true and in the most extensive sense, resembling what history or fable has represented, rather as the offspring of the imagination than a personage that could have real existence, so entirely was every great and good quality comprehended in his character.
— from The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic Tupper by Brock, Isaac, Sir

Thus Brown’s entire active contribution to the flight consisted in watching the dials (which recorded everything so even watching them was unnecessary) and in pressing the button which would cause the ship to start its return journey.
— from The Hitch Hikers by Vernon L. McCain

Countless statements reveal excessive suffering, even when not terminating in fury.
— from The Ancient Regime by Hippolyte Taine

The Governor of the place has his public reception every Sunday evening, when card-playing is the regular amusement.
— from The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1 The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature by Alfred Russel Wallace

But Sir Charles Douglas, who had then taken his place, although a resolute, experienced soldier, equipped with an almost unique knowledge of the army, was a deliberate, cautious Scot; he was the very last man to shirk responsibility and to shelter himself behind (p. 016) somebody else, but, on the other hand, he was not an impatient thruster who would be panting to be—in gunner's parlance—"re-teaming the battery before the old major was out of the gate."
— from Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir