363 The charge came rather late in the day, and it was evident that President Houston put no faith in it, as he still continued his efforts in behalf of the Cherokee, even so far as to order the boundary line to be run, according to the terms of the treaty (45).
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

The longing to escape became so great that she could hardly endure it, but with each visit from her brother, her hope of freedom became less and less, so scornfully did he laugh at her when she demanded to know when she should be set at liberty.
— from The Shadow Witch by Gertrude Crownfield

Cabins are furnished with wood stoves, complete housekeeping equipment including bedding linen, cooking utensils, and silverware.
— from Yosemite National Park, California by United States. National Park Service

Two ranges of broken columns told of the bygone glories of the aisles; and the beautiful side chapels having escaped injury better than other parts of the fabric, remained in tolerable preservation.
— from The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest by William Harrison Ainsworth

The first named, the 'Lorenzo and Jessica,' is a very small picture, one of the smallest of Allston's best ones; but no increase of size could have enlarged its beauty or in any sense have added to its value.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

The amusing thing is that she considers herself extremely intellectual, because she learnt Latin in her youth--she doesn't remember a word of it now!--because
— from Lady Connie by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

She thought that, if only she could have arranged her matrimonial affairs before the bad day came upon her, she could have endured it better.
— from The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope