Sicily after rebelling against King Charles and the youth being recognized by his mother, he espouseth his lord's daughter, and his brother being likewise found, they are all three restored to high estate 75 The Seventh Story.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

SICILY AFTER REBELLING AGAINST KING CHARLES AND THE YOUTH BEING RECOGNIZED BY HIS MOTHER, HE ESPOUSETH HIS LORD'S DAUGHTER, AND HIS BROTHER BEING LIKEWISE FOUND, THEY ARE ALL THREE RESTORED TO HIGH ESTATE Ladies and young men alike laughed heartily at Andreuccio's adventures, as related by Fiammetta, and
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

[Pg 66] Upon her, or some spirit, and raised a keen Awakening shout; till through her lips was seen A white foam crawling, and her eyeballs back Twisted, and all her face dead pale for lack Of life: and while that old dame called, the cry Turned strangely to its opposite, to die Sobbing.
— from Medea of Euripides by Euripides

Inform him certain, and protect him, kind?" To whom Minerva: "Be thy soul at rest; And know, whatever heaven ordains is best.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

And so the earth with hill, wood, seas, Was filled with mighty ones like these, Of various shape and race and kind, With proper homes to each assigned, With Ráma's champions fierce and strong
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Ingram walked off, muttering his discontent; and great was the ill-will excited amongst, not only the original garrison, but the new-comers from Bordeaux, who, from their lairs of straw, lamented the day when they took service with so severe and rigid a Knight, and compared his discipline with that of his brother, Sir Reginald, who, strict as he might be, never grudged a poor man-at-arms a little merriment.
— from The Lances of Lynwood by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

There ain't a man livin' can throw such a rope an' ketch anythin'.
— from Johnny Nelson How a one-time pupil of Hopalong Cassidy of the famous Bar-20 ranch in the Pecos Valley performed an act of knight-errantry and what came of it by Clarence Edward Mulford

Paulinus, Bishop of Triers, and many others more, refused to come to the council at Milan when they understood what a stir and rule Auxentius kept there: for they saw it was in vain to go thither, where not reason, but faction, should prevail, and where folk contended not for the truth and right judgment of the matter, but for partiality and favour.
— from The Apology of the Church of England by John Jewel

She listened intently till the person below came up to the veranda steps and rattled a key in the door of the back hall.
— from The House of Armour by Marshall Saunders

if I don’t raise sich a rumpus as—” “Kurra—kurra—cro—cro—croak!
— from The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid

In appearance he is a typical lower middle-class Italian, short, stout, and ruddy, a kindly, benevolent face, with contented eyes that look at you uninquiringly from behind gold-rimmed spectacles.
— from Idling in Italy: Studies of literature and of life by Joseph Collins

In 846 Meloughlin met their forces at Skreen, where they were defeated; they also suffered a reverse at Kildare.
— from An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack