Now prodigal, and then covetous, they do, and by-and-by repent them of that which they have done, so that both ways they are troubled, whether they do or do not, want or have, hit or miss, disquieted of all hands, soon weary, and still seeking change, restless, I say, fickle, fugitive, they may not abide to tarry in one place long.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

It was almost too wonderful for belief, and it was with the greatest effort that she could remain in the room, preserve an air of calmness, and answer the common questions of the moment.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen

As soon as she could reflect, it appalled her, this change in their relative platforms.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

But she does it in a manner so touching, so tender, and so passionate that the shepherd cannot resist it, and each word, each look is a burning shaft which penetrates his heart.
— from The Imaginary Invalid by Molière

A collection of sixty characteristic stories from Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Babylonian, Arabian, Hindu, Greek, Roman, German, Scandinavian, Celtic, Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Anglo-Saxon, English, Finnish, and American Indian sources.
— from Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

A saint's courage roots in his compassion for the stumbling eyeless of this world.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

This is in all cases unpleasant, and sometimes exceedingly painful, as when species that rank next to ourselves in their developed intelligence and organized societies, such as elephants, monkeys, dogs, and cattle, are seen under the domination of impulses, in some cases resembling insanity, and in others simulating the darkest passions of man.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

“The postern gate shakes,” continued Rebecca; “it crashes—it is splintered by his blows—they rush in—the outwork is won—Oh, God!—they hurl the defenders from the battlements—they throw them into the moat—O men, if ye be indeed men, spare them that can resist no longer!”
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

—Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf to southern Canada; resident in most of its range.
— from Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies, from Parrots to Bluebirds by Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed

Cardinal Mattei, dean of the Sacred College, replied in the name of all the bishops.
— from Pius IX. And His Time by Æneas MacDonell Dawson

By a vote of five to four the Supreme Court reversed its decision in the Knight case, and in the Northern Securities case sustained the Government.
— from Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt

[Sidenote: Cape Race in 46 degrees 25 minutes.]
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12 America, Part I by Richard Hakluyt

On the 23rd the "Select Committee," recommended in the bill adopted on the days previous, was appointed, viz.:
— from History of Randolph-Macon College, Virginia The Oldest Incorporated Methodist College in America by Richard Irby

"Well," Tommy said, rummaging the provision box, "if we start out to get a couple of grizzly bear rugs for a Boy Scout club room in Chicago, we probably won't get back before sunrise, so we may as well take a little something to eat with us."
— from Boy Scouts on the Great Divide; Or, The Ending of the Trail by Archibald Lee Fletcher

He works in a temper of simple conformity, remote indeed from the passionate enthusiasm of creation.
— from The Intellectual Life by Philip Gilbert Hamerton

She could read it in his eyes.
— from The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete by Gilbert Parker