Some put in at Ireland; Captain Pennington, who had ridden back at the last moment to obtain money for supplies from Lady Ralegh, put in at Kinsale, and his ship was immediately seized.
— from Great Ralegh by Hugh De Sélincourt

It has a square granite base upon which stand four little red pillars of polished Russian granite, supporting a transversely arched canopy, with a high spire.
— from The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and the Rhine, Switzerland, Italy, and Egypt, Adapted to the Wants of Young Americans Taking Their First Glimpses at the Old World by George H. Heffner

In the borough of W—— there lived one John Shufflebotham, a barber who earned a livelihood—that is to say, earned or got money to buy scanty food, little raiment, plenty of beer, and a liberal supply of stronger waters for the consumption of himself and Mrs. Shufflebotham—by the exercise of his trade, or “profession,” as he styled it, and it was believed in no other way.
— from Secret Service; or, Recollections of a City Detective by Andrew Forrester

4½d. to Lighton and a soldier for listing Robert Paterson."
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 391, May, 1848 by Various

The fiery sparks flew like rain past the windows; there was a shrill whistle, then a stop.
— from Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin

I consider, therefore, that watchfulness may be made an effective substitute for labor, really preventing all necessity for hard work.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various

Who could guess? CHAPTER XXI Quanto si fende La rocca per dar via a chi va suso N'andai 'nfino ove'l cerchiar si prende Com'io nel quinto giro fui dischiuso
— from The Trial; Or, More Links of the Daisy Chain by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Walsingham Norfolk Decimus Burrows * † Roxton Falls Roxton Shefford Félix Lauzon Roxton Pond Roxton Shefford M. Auger Rugby North Oro Simcoe, N. R. Walter Hunter Ruisseau des Chênes Upton Drummond Thos.
— from List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1865 by Canada. Post Office Department

Her waybills and register were always right; she knew the names of every man, woman, and child in her district; no such names as those borne by the missing letters had ever existed at Laurel Run; no such addresses had ever been sent from Laurel Run post-office.
— from Colonel Starbottle's Client by Bret Harte

“Done in gold leaf with black frieze representing scenes from ‘ Le Roi Pausole .’
— from The Erratic Flame by Ysabel De Teresa