This indefatigable historian thus describes it: “In ancient times there lived a raja named Siharas (Sahl), whose capital was Alor, and his dominions extended north to Kashmīr and south to the ocean” [ Āīn , ii. 343].
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

= KEY: Regret \n.\. SYN: Sorrow, grief, concern, remorse, lamentation, repentance, [See GRIEF].
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

"Oh no, please don't—I'd rather not," she said, trying to withdraw her hand, and looking frightened in spite of her denial.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

1a regular, not special student.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

“That's all right now,” said Swanson.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Not so our fable, Or, rather, not so says the truth.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

“And she remembers nothing,” said Sir James slowly.
— from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

I have heard people say that they would rather not see Shakespeare played than to see him played ill, but I cannot agree with them.
— from Literature and Life (Complete) by William Dean Howells

[33] Then, again, I had a decisive reason for choosing spiritistic methods: they are not mysterious and they require no special subjective preparation.
— from Metapsychical Phenomena: Methods and Observations by J. (Joseph) Maxwell

Provost, Vice Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, Chief Justice Blowers; Councillors, Butler, Wallace, Brenton, Hill, Uniacke and Morris; Capt. Lloyd, R. N., Capt. Lord James Townshend, R. N. and Capt. Simpson, R. N., Sir Samuel Hood George, Provincial Secretary, T. N. Jeffery, the Collector of Customs.
— from History of Halifax City by Thomas B. Akins

"She'll be all right now, sir," said the policeman.
— from Unlucky: A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Caroline Austin