There 's nought in this bad world like sympathy: 'T is so becoming to the soul and face, Sets to soft music the harmonious sigh, And robes sweet friendship in a Brussels lace.
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

The Chief Inspector’s eyes searched the gruesome detail of that heap of mixed things, which seemed to have been collected in shambles and rag shops.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

He came up the while; and his appearance blew aside, with gentle western breath, my cloudy wrath: a tall, slim, fair boy, with a physiognomy expressive of the excess of sensibility and refinement stood before me; the morning sunbeams tinged with gold his silken hair, and spread light and glory over his beaming countenance.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Their great anxiety was lest the Carthaginians should get the upper hand in Iberia, and thus possessing 255 themselves of abundant supplies and recruits, should get a more complete mastery of the sea, and assist the invasion of Italy, by sending troops and money to Hannibal.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

But now the good woman, whether moved by compassion, or by shame, or by whatever other motive, I cannot tell, first gave her servants a round scold for disobeying the orders which she had never given, and then bidding the drawer lay a napkin in the Sun, she set about the matter in good earnest, and soon accomplished it.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

huachinango , m. ( Sp. A. ), red snapper, a sea-fish abundant in West Indian waters and the Gulf of Mexico.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

“Now to rub and scrub and scrub and rub,” said Phyllis, hopping joyously about as Bobbie carefully carried the heavy kettle from the kitchen fire.
— from The Railway Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit

John Swift , a revolutionary soldier and brigadier general in the United States army, killed whilst reconnoitering the British positions at Queenstown.
— from The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time by Joel Munsell

I took private lessons in Greek from a scholar, and read Sophocles with him.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

“I am going up to my own room, Laurence,” said Alys, rising slowly as she spoke.
— from Hathercourt by Mrs. Molesworth

See Ampthill Russell, Sir.
— from The Empress Frederick: a memoir by Anonymous

For as the sun sinks to rest, sad-faced men seek some cover where they may lie down and rest their weary bones; where perchance they may sleep and regain some degree of passive courage that will enable them, at the first streak of morning light, to rise and begin again a disheartening round of tramp, tramp, searching for work that is everlastingly denied them.
— from London's Underworld by Thomas Holmes

In many parts of the province, coal of a good quality, is found; and indeed the soil of Assam generally may be considered extremely rich: it abounds in valuable products, such as rice, sugar-cane, moongah silk, pepper, mustard-seed, and cotton.
— from A Sketch of Assam: With some account of the Hill Tribes by Butler, John, Major