But they were so revolutionary that they predicted (to Babbitt's irritation) that there would some day be a Third Party which would give trouble to the Republicans and Democrats.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Take of Pine-nuts, fifteen drams, sweet Almonds, Hazel Nuts gently roasted, Gum Arabick and Tragacanth, powder and juice of Liquorice, white Starch, Maiden-hair, Orris roots, of each two drams, the pulp of Dates seventeen drams, bitter Almonds one dram and an half, Honey of Raisins, white Sugar-candy, fresh Butter, of each two ounces, Honey one pound and an half, dissolve the Gums in so much Decoction of Maiden-hair as is sufficient; let the rest be mixed over a gentle fire, and stirred, that so it may be made into a Lohoch.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

At three in the morning he again returned to the stove and sat down by a stranger.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain

So in blind desperation I started such a rattling 'shivaree' down below as never had astounded an engineer in this world before, I fancy.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

As we skirted along the coast, Wilson and I recognized, or thought we did, in the clear moonlight, the rude white Mission of San Juan Capistrano, and its cliff, from which I had swung down by a pair of halyards to save a few hides,—a boy who could not be prudential, and who caught at every chance for adventure.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

The law of correlated variation, the importance of which should never be overlooked, will ensure some differences; but, as a general rule, it cannot be doubted that the continued selection of slight variations, either in the leaves, the flowers, or the fruit, will produce races differing from each other chiefly in these characters.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Captain Túshin, having given orders to his company, sent a soldier to find a dressing station or a doctor for the cadet, and sat down by a bonfire the soldiers had kindled on the road.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

I could see nothing strange and sat down beside a log to await developments.
— from Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by G. O. (George O.) Shields

The miséricorde is ordinarily decorated with foliage and fruits; but it often presents fantastic objects, such as dragons, sirens, dogs, bears, and hybrid monsters of every kind.
— from Dutch and Flemish Furniture by Esther Singleton

" After a moment Bear Cat suggested dubiously: "But amongst my folks I wouldn't git much thanks fer tryin'.
— from When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry by Charles Neville Buck

In society he had the same vagueness, the same dimness; but after the moment he needed to make sure of you, he was as vivid as ever in his life.
— from Literary Friends and Acquaintance; a Personal Retrospect of American Authorship by William Dean Howells

An hour later, comfortably settled on Mr. G—— 's sofa, and dozing over a cigar and a volume of Punch , my rest was suddenly disturbed by a loud bang at the sitting-room door, which, flying open, admitted two enormous animals, which I at first took for dogs.
— from A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by Harry De Windt

It passed the House of Commons, but when it got into the House of Lords its supporters drew back and the Bill was abandoned.
— from Autobiography of Sir John Rennie, F.R.S., Past President of the Institute of Civil Engineers Comprising the history of his professional life, together with reminiscences dating from the commencement of the century to the present time. by Rennie, John, Sir

Not necessarily a whole hour at a stretch, as some do; but as much time as I feel I need.
— from Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers, Comprising Interviews with Caruso, Farrar, Maurel, Lehmann, and Others by Harriette Brower

To prove this, you may sit down before a window, and mark on the glass the height of the horizon; then rise, and, as you do so, you will find the horizon also rises, and is again exactly opposite your eye.
— from The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, Etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John, active 1854-1890

'There is some difference between a young woman and an old one.
— from The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft

Here she was soon disturbed by a message from the marquis.
— from A Sicilian Romance by Ann Ward Radcliffe