Strap, after some hesitation, answered, “Yes, yes, I'll cudgel with him.”
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

I thought to myself again, such a shallow head as yours is sure to suffer when listening to what is beyond its comprehension.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"Just the same old way," she replied bravely; "you have changed an awful lot though——" She did not mean anything sentimental, but that kind of an interpretation presented itself to her a moment after she had spoken and she hurriedly added: "You are thin and paler than you used to be.
— from A Canadian Bankclerk by Jack Preston

I came hither,—guess my surprise at seeing her—" "And your delight," added Tomlinson, "at hearing she is as rich as she is pretty."
— from Paul Clifford — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

So, locked like two stags which war to the death, we staggered and sprawled hither and yonder.
— from A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey

But every one isn't such a Sherlock Holmes as you are, Dad."
— from Ted and the Telephone by Sara Ware Bassett

He looked round, sidelong, and said: “How are you?
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy

The song was something about brave soldiers and the smiles of ladies—just such a gay song as so handsome a young cavalier ought to sing.
— from The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Robert Neilson Stephens

Even such a stupid hound as you will be something to scare away unwelcome visitors.
— from Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood by Thomas Preskett Prest

And located within that excellent mansion, Hanumān, son unto the Wind-god, saw a superior and grand structure, stainless and spacious; half a yojana in width and one in length,—belonging to the lord of the Rākshasas, and abounding with many a palace.
— from The Rāmāyana, Volume Two. Āranya, Kishkindhā, and Sundara Kāndam by Valmiki