Here is a man who enlisted at the beginning of the war; from a subordinate officer he became a major-general, trusted by those best of commanders, Thomas and Rosecranz, always in the thickest of the fight, the commander of dangerous and always successful expeditions, and returning home crowned with the laurels of victory.
— from From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield by Alger, Horatio, Jr.

SEE Edwards, Austyn R. HOVLAND, CARL I. Mathematico, deductive theory of rote learning.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

she exclaimed, and raised her clasped hands to heaven.
— from A Noble Name; or, Dönninghausen by Claire von Glümer

He sat erect and regarded his companion intently over his spectacles.
— from Shavings: A Novel by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

The second eldest angel rolled his coal-black chin in his hand and his gesture and attitude were precisely those of Patsy Mac Cann.
— from The Demi-gods by James Stephens

he said effectively, and rested his case.
— from Somewhere in Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson

For the moment I fancied Mr. Pyecroft, a fugitive from justice, purposed that we two should embrace a Robin Hood career in the uplands of Dorset.
— from Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling

Making a strong effort at recovering her composure, Berengaria asserted that she had neither lost nor won the game, since he had arranged the pieces unfairly, and proceeded to capture her queen almost without her knowledge, and certainly without her consent.
— from Heroines of the Crusades by C. A. (Celestia Angenette) Bloss

It is curious to see how completely social ethics and relations have changed since olden days.
— from Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle