To this, he in the green gaban replied "I, Sir Knight of the Rueful Countenance, am a gentleman by birth, native of the village where, please God, we are going to dine to-day; I am more than fairly well off, and my name is Don Diego de Miranda.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

To this, he in the green gaban replied “I, Sir Knight of the Rueful Countenance, am a gentleman by birth, native of the village where, please God, we are going to dine to-day; I am more than fairly well off, and my name is Don Diego de Miranda.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

What I am about to relate is scarcely known outside of the old Court House and Hall of Records in St. Louis.
— from Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Slason Thompson

It serves admirably, however, for a parody of the stilted style of false tragical emphasis; its use, too, is much to be recommended in some kinds of Comedy, especially in small afterpieces.
— from Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by August Wilhelm von Schlegel

I would then say, "Carter, walk along this side of the road (indicates side), keeping on the lookout for signals from the squad.
— from Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss

“I reckon it smells kind o’ good, an’ I reckon I’d like ter
— from The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 2, February, 1882 by Various

Thus mutual benefit would result in some kind of tacit agreement of partnership, and through the generations the wild wolf or jackal would gradually become gentler, more docile, and tractable, and the dreaded enemy of the flock develop into the trusted guardian of the fold.
— from Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton

Drop me in Dawson or chuck me in Cadiz, Dump me in Kansas or plant me in Rome,— I shall keep on making love to the ladies: Where there’s a skirt is my notion of home.
— from A line-o'-verse or two by Bert Leston Taylor

Of course, you know best how you get on; and after all Mr. Rose is so keen on his work he hasn't much time for outside things."
— from The Making of a Soul by Kathlyn Rhodes