She recalled the first morning she had wakened in that little porch room, when the sunshine had crept in on her through the blossom-drift of the old Snow Queen.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Letters of enquiry, referring to family matters, should be delicately worded, and appear dictated by interest, not mere curiosity.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

‘The message relates to family matters,’ said Nicholas, hesitating.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

My will for thine shall be resigned; Thy feet my steps shall guide.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

So you had better tremble for your vines rather than for my springs.”
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

I then, unexpectedly, found myself alone with Lord Orville; who, the moment I rose to follow Mrs. Selwyn, advanced to me, and said, “Will Miss Anville pardon my impatience, if I remind her of the promise she was so good as to make me this morning?”
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

If, on the other hand, they chose to-night to sit far back inside the room, then the chances were that I should hear little or nothing—and in that case, I must run the far more serious risk of trying to outwit them downstairs.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Each gave a start at the notes, and, walking onward yet a few steps, they reached the first milestone, standing whitely on the green margin of the grass, and backed by the down, which here was open to the road.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

When they were stretching up to reach the food, Mrs. Swift would say to the children: “Now learn to move carefully, for if you should get over the edge of the nest you will tumble down into that fireplace of which I have told you.”
— from Dooryard Stories by Clara Dillingham Pierson

If Heaven has blessed you with children—" "Be calm, old man, be calm," replied the fencing master, stroking Belotti's grey hair kindly.
— from The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 02 by Georg Ebers

There was a large delegation of roughs there for Mr. Seward, headed by Tom Hyer, the pugilist.
— from The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete by Abraham Lincoln

Editha was rejoiced to find my spirits so much improving; and her mother expressed her delight at the regular habits which I had adopted.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

My men were so annoyed at these attentions that I had some difficulty in restraining them from making sorties.
— from The Big Fight (Gallipoli to the Somme) by David Fallon

It is the anniversary of the battle of Worcester; and then the Macleods were so smashed up that for a long time the other clans relieved them from military service."
— from Macleod of Dare by William Black

But his birth has given me the power to repay to Fred Mostyn some of the misery he caused me.”
— from The Man Between: An International Romance by Amelia E. Barr

"That depends," replied the first mate, sagely, glad to feel that there were some legal questions concerning which he was wiser than his companion.
— from Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe

"And thou carest not to revenge thy friends, massacred so barbarously, that fatal night—Flames be on the soul of the enchanter for ever!" exclaimed the general, bursting into fury at the recollection.
— from Calavar; or, The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird