“On the contrary, I recommend you to honour me with your confidence, if you feel any interest in Rosanna Spearman.”
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

I am very well satisfied with your conduct and have already recommended you to his Majesty for a decoration on account of your philanthropic idea of erecting a schoolhouse.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

The heart rules youth; the head, manhood.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

Why not now, like a tired child, weary of futile resistance, yield to her motherly embrace and be at last at peace?
— from Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking

—Well hast thou in my service wrought, Thy brow hath mirror'd forth my thought, To wear my smile thy lip hath glow'd, Thy tear, to speak my sorrows, flowed, {274} Thine ear hath borne me rich supplies Of sweetly varied melodies, Thy hands my prompted deeds have done, Thy feet upon mine errands run— Yes, thou hast mark'd my bidding well, Faithful and true!
— from Religious Poems, Selected by Various

" The meeting was apparently casual; but Jesus was instantly and deeply impressed with the circumstances: he in particular felt compassion for the weeping parent--addressed her in kind and gentle terms--remanded the spirit from its eternal flight, to inhabit again for a season the body from which it had so lately departed, and delivered the reanimated youth to his mother .
— from Female Scripture Biography, Volume II Including an Essay on What Christianity Has Done for Women by F. A. (Francis Augustus) Cox

Although Estelle is rather young to have married, the match has received the cordial approbation of tho entire family.
— from The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cecilia Pauline Cleveland

I answered her soothingly thus:— "John Willie is rather young to have made a final decision, I think.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 by Various

I reckon ye two hev met afore—albeit ye didn't, in a way of speakin', make yore manners ther fust time.
— from When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry by Charles Neville Buck

Sir Knight of the Green Sword, exclaimed Grasandor, I will not be excused where your person is exposed, neither in this nor in any other battle; if I were worthy to have a boon granted by such a Knight as you I would request you to have me always in your company.
— from Amadis of Gaul, Vol. 3 of 4. by Vasco de Lobeira

After having run over the memorial, the Prince was pleased to add: "Thus it is that the King should be served; I will recommend you to His Majesty, and let him know your conduct and your situation."
— from Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. by Alexandre Corréard

You are rather younger than her male admirers usually are."
— from Helen's Babies by John Habberton

Mr. Fyzherbert moche desyryth to haue the Tythys and also suche Corn as at this tyme ys Sown vppon the demaynes of the sayd late pryorye for this yere whych tythe and Corn Sown vppon the demaynes I require yow that he may haffe at suche prysys as ye shall thinke convenyent and in such wyse as the kyng es highnes may be Substauncyallye answeryd of the p ro ffytt es growing of the same w i t h out any Fauo ur to be born to anye othre p ar tye and wher as I wrott in myn other letter that Curson and Fyndern shold haue the p re ffermentt of the Catell and Corn
— from Life and Letters of Thomas Cromwell, Vol. 1 of 2 Life, Letters to 1535 by Roger Bigelow Merriman