"Lady Secunda, of the western mansion," he harangued them, "has now been asked to take over the control of internal affairs; and should she come we must, when we apply for anything, or have anything to say, be circumspect in our service; we should all every day come early and leave late; and it's better that we should exert ourselves during this one month and take rest after it's over.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

Their chief hope of furnishing the army with provisions and other necessaries rested upon the supplies that were being brought from a place to which they give the 92 name of Emporiae: but as these supplies were on their way, they were overtaken by a storm at sea and entirely destroyed.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

Still it appeared as though they were stationed at equal distances from one another, like sentinels.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Father's best books found their way there, Mother's easy chair, Jo's desk, Amy's finest sketches, and every day Meg brought her babies on a loving pilgrimage, to make sunshine for Aunty Beth.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

So fail not thou, who thee implores: For thou art Heav'nlie, shee an empty dreame.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

The thighs now sacrificed, and entrails dress'd, The assistants part, transfix, and broil the rest While these officious tend the rites divine, The last fair branch of the Nestorean line, Sweet Polycaste, took the pleasing toil To bathe the prince, and pour the fragrant oil.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

The law is upon his side, and every day I am faced by the possibility that he may force me to live with him.
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

10 Though Norway’s participation in the Universal Exposition at St. Louis in 1904 as regards number of exhibits was limited, its exhibits were acknowledged to be of very high grade, thus in its tapestries, in carved and inlaid work, in silver and enamel displays it received the highest awards.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

It must be remarked that Odette's face appeared thinner and more prominent than it actually was, because her forehead and the upper part of her cheeks, a single and almost plane surface, were covered by the masses of hair which women wore at that period, drawn forward in a fringe, raised in crimped waves and falling in stray locks over her ears; while as for her figure, and she was admirably built, it was impossible to make out its continuity (on account of the fashion then prevailing, and in spite of her being one of the best-dressed women in Paris) for the corset, jetting forwards in an arch, as though over an imaginary stomach, and ending in a sharp point, beneath which bulged out the balloon of her double skirts, gave a woman, that year, the appearance of being composed of different sections badly fitted together; to such an extent did the frills, the flounces, the inner bodice follow, in complete independence, controlled only by the fancy of their designer or the rigidity of their material, the line which led them to the knots of ribbon, falls of lace, fringes of vertically hanging jet, or carried them along the bust, but nowhere attached themselves to the living creature, who, according as the architecture of their fripperies drew them towards or away from her own, found herself either strait-laced to suffocation or else completely buried.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Raillery, and Satire, are extremely different; 1. Raillery, is a genteel poignant Attack of slight Foibles and Oddities; Satire a witty and severe Attack of mischievous Habits and Vices.
— from An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) by Corbyn Morris

Set them over the fire; and when the butter and suet are entirely dissolved, stir the whole with a spoon, and pour it into the hole in the middle of the flour; mix it with a spoon into a stiff paste, till it becomes cold enough for you to knead with your hands into a lump of dough.
— from Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book, 3rd ed. A Useful Guide for Large or Small Families, Containing Directions for Cooking, Preserving, Pickling... by Eliza Leslie

Every one of them but three 451 opens with a Bible passage, invariably taken from St. John's Gospel, which provides the Gospel for the Day from the First Sunday after Easter down to Trinity Sunday, excepting Ascension Day.
— from Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life, Art, and Work by Johann Nikolaus Forkel

I must confess, whatever inference may be drawn from the circumstance, that Edward, after so satisfactory an explanation, did much greater honour to the delicacies of Miss Bradwardine's breakfast-table than his commencement had promised.
— from Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott

Musadieu, surprised and embarrassed, defended himself, tried to explain and to excuse himself.
— from Strong as Death by Guy de Maupassant

Isla is a sadly fallen town: the great naval school, and extensive docks of Caraccas, in its immediate neighbourhood, once gave employment to thousands, and life and prosperity to Isla; but now, there is not a ship on the stocks, and not an eléve in the college.
— from Spain in 1830, vol. 2 by Henry D. (Henry David) Inglis

In a separate message I will deal with the deficiencies in ordinary establishment, but I think it best to keep this cable as to specified and exceptional demands distinct."
— from Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Ian Hamilton

See also Executive Documents, 34th Cong.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 05 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

As very few snakes have such an exceptionally distinguishing organization as the Deirodon , few are so happy as to escape with only half a score of titles.
— from Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life by Catherine Cooper Hopley

South Africa South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; a stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world; and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region.
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency