The officers and agents charged with supplies are placed under the orders of the general in command of the troops, that is, they are obliged both in war and peace to obey, with the single qualification above named, of first making their observations and securing the written order of the general.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

She then muffled the bell in an unfinished stocking, and put up the oaken bar across the door.
— from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Under the influence of emotions that powerfully affect the nervous system, and particularly under that of fear, contractions of the bladder and intestines may be so violent that it is impossible to prevent the voiding of their contents.
— from The Prolongation of Life: Optimistic Studies by Elie Metchnikoff

To waste a little more time, she entered to say a prayer under the old cramped porch, worn away and daubed over with whitewash.
— from An Iceland Fisherman by Pierre Loti

[ Contents ] CANUCK EGG TOAST Sprinkle fresh toast with walnut, mushroom, or any savoury catsup, then heap on it nicely scrambled eggs in which milk has been used, and on top put a generous layer of grated cheese; season with pepper and salt, and put under the oven flame of a gas stove.
— from The Golden Rule Cook Book: Six hundred recipes for meatless dishes by M. R. L. (Maud Russell Lorraine) Sharpe

Stirling stooped and picked up the object.
— from The Ice Pilot by Henry Leverage

That crowned heads, as well as other human beings, were subject to the law of change on the signboard, is amusingly illustrated in an anecdote told by Goldsmith :— “An alehouse keeper near Islington, who had long lived at the sign of the French King, upon the commencement of the last war, pulled down his old sign, and put up that of the Queen of Hungary .
— from The History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present Day by John Camden Hotten

He stooped and picked up the other’s robe and cowl, which had fallen from a chair—so that as he spoke his eyes were averted.
— from Count Hannibal: A Romance of the Court of France by Stanley John Weyman

While these scenes are passing upon the ocean, others of equally exciting character occur upon that desert isle, where, by ill-starred chance for themselves, the pirate crew of the Condor made landing.
— from The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid

Father Claude stooped, and picked up the object.
— from The Road to Frontenac by Samuel Merwin

Communist as he was, Ernest couldn’t help noticing the unusual mode of address; but he took the cheaper quality quietly, and congratulated himself on his good luck in saving a penny upon the original estimate.
— from Philistia by Grant Allen

Just at the entrance to that valley, a little green plain stretches itself on either hand, through which the rivulet runs over its stony bed, and affords a tempting spot to groups of washerwomen of all hues, though the greater number are black; and they add not a little to the picturesque effect of the scene: they generally wear a red or white handkerchief round the head; and a full-plaited mantle tied over one shoulder, and passed under the opposite arm, with a full petticoat, is a favourite dress.
— from Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Callcott, Maria, Lady