Opinions, in the meanwhile, not very favourable to established authority in the state, and marked by a rooted antipathy to ecclesiastical pretensions, were rapidly gaining proselytes in the nation, and even at the court.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various

"You will overtake us as soon as may be, and report at once to me.
— from With the Swamp Fox: A Story of General Marion's Young Spies by James Otis

Just before reaching the river we heard shouts behind us, and saw a man beckoning and running after us.
— from Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War by Basil Wilson Duke

When his hand touched the door I snatched at my book and read as hard as I could.
— from My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

These performances at the Sorbonne are marked by a reverential attention to detail; the soloists, chorus and orchestra being very competent, and the conductor—M. Paul de Saunières—a musician of ability and experience.
— from Style in Singing by W. E. Haslam

The specimens are moderately bright and rufescent above, being typical of the populations of the central plains.
— from Studies of Birds Killed in Nocturnal Migration by Robert Morrow Mengel