Johan Larson, from Kopervik, an island not far north of Stavanger city, also located in Chicago in 1836.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

Yet the same custom, at least in case of treason, is mentioned by Ermoldus, Nigellus (l. iii.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

The air was filled with the starched rustle of white coiffes and stiff collarettes; a low, incessant clatter of sabots sounded from gallery to arena; gusts of breathless whispering passed like capricious breezes blowing, then died out in the hush which fell as our band-master, McCadger, raised his wand and the band burst into “Dixie.”
— from The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

"I cannot be conscience for you, Gerald," said Isabel Stewart, coldly; "at least, I could offer no suggestion regarding such a matter as that.
— from The Masked Bridal by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

Wednesday evening Una went out to Villa Estates to look it over again, and she conducted a long, imaginary conversation with the Boutells regarding the nearness of the best school in Nassau County.
— from The Job: An American Novel by Sinclair Lewis

“Well,” said Chester at length, “I can’t place him and that’s all there is about it.
— from The Boy Allies with the Cossacks; Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

The result was amazing: the book sold and, they tell me, is still selling in my own and several other countries and tongues; it either originated or promoted a series of sociological crusades and legislative investigations concerning themselves with the symptoms and neglecting the disease, and by no persons was it so heartily welcomed as by those who are themselves the instruments of compulsion.
— from The Spider's Web by Reginald Wright Kauffman

The door in that dark passage was opened in another moment: she closed and locked it carefully, and then entered the back room on the ground floor.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds