But though his knowledge extends so far, a tract of 15 degrees beyond that sea he can describe only as Terra Incognita; and towards the South he is fain to apply the same character to all beyond the Equinoxial.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

First touching at the still besieged Scione, and taking some heavy infantry from the army there, he next sailed into Cophos, a harbour in the territory of Torone, which is not far from the town.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

"I can make but one defence," replied Idris, "the same offered by my brother; see Lionel, converse with my shepherd-boy"—-The Countess interrupted her indignantly—"Yours!"—she cried: and then, smoothing her impassioned features to a disdainful smile, she continued—"We will talk of this another time.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

And thus have these naked Nantucketers, these sea hermits, issuing from their ant-hill in the sea, overrun and conquered the watery world like so many Alexanders; parcelling out among them the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, as the three pirate powers did Poland.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Even in her slumber she had instinctively felt that a Lennox was worth rousing herself for; and she had a multitude of questions to ask about dear Janet, the future, unseen sister-in-law, for whom she professed so much affection, that if Margaret had not been very proud she might have almost felt jealous of the mushroom rival.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

But here is my sister, sir; here is Fanny,” turning and leading her forward; “it is so dark you do not see her.”
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

But the results of the study were negative, for Silvio had instinctively felt that any attempt to suborn Donna Bianca's maid would almost certainly prove disastrous.
— from The Passport by Richard Bagot

She had, in fact, talked about it freely and frankly to him.
— from The Love Chase by Felix Grendon

I was playing chess as he said this, and, turning my head quietly around, I said, “The secret is not worth half the money, sir; and if it really interests you, you shall have it for the asking.” He muttered out a mass of apologies and confused excuses, to all the embarrassment of which I left him most pitilessly, and the incident ended.
— from That Boy Of Norcott's by Charles James Lever

But he cannot explain this without wounding her sensitive feelings, so he is forced to admit her denial.
— from Countess Vera; or, The Oath of Vengeance by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

"That," said he, "is for tanning, an' here is where the Injun woman gits her sewing thread."
— from Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned by Ernest Thompson Seton

The lady must take her position inside of the pedestal which has been placed on the top of the shaft; hook it firmly together, and pack cloth between the lady and the inside of the pedestal, for the purpose of keeping the body from moving from one side to the other.
— from Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by James H. Head

Yours entirely Ski Hy ." I feel that after this, I need give you no more reports of third persons, but will detail some of my own personal experience of the article.
— from Doesticks: What He Says by Q. K. Philander Doesticks