"Oh, Teddy, I'm sorry, so desperately sorry, I could kill myself if it would do any good!
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

And they receive his blessing, and celebrate their wedding, and all the pieces of furniture sing in chorus, "'Klink!
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

The Buddhist Saviour “She is called Kuan Yin because at any cry of misery she ‘hears the voice and removes the sorrow.’
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

That he might was an awful conception, and yet, somehow, I could keep it at bay; which, moreover, as we lingered there, was what I succeeded in practically proving.
— from The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

2 v. See index: Coffeïn, Kaffee.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

As for the sabre, I could knock him to pieces with it; and I could leap farther and carry more than he could.
— from Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

“It’s set in!” cried Kiruha.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Smith's Pocket, albeit hoarse with shouting and excitement, still discussed details with infinite relish in bar-rooms and saloons, and in the main street in clamorous knots that in front of the jail where the prisoner was confined seemed to swell into a mob.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

I promise you, sir, I can keep a secret when I am desired.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

So if cheerfulness knocks at our door, we should throw it wide open, for it never comes inopportunely; instead of that, we often make scruples about letting it in.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Arthur Schopenhauer

The doctor can fix it so I can keep at work, can’t he, Mr. Bryant?”
— from The Story of Leather by Sara Ware Bassett

“And do you suppose I can keep you and Ann here without her money to help me to do it?”
— from Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

In Great Britain the sovereign, in conferring knighthood, still employs this latter form of accolade.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

885.—Arrangement of surface switch in concealed knob and tube wiring.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 04 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

I suppose I could keep up an illusion of youthfulness for five or six years more; and then if I could be quietly chloroformed out of the way, perhaps it wouldn't have been so very bad.
— from Indian Summer by William Dean Howells

I am terribly wicked to-day, I know, but somehow I cannot keep my thoughts in order.
— from Not Like Other Girls by Rosa Nouchette Carey

"All right, little baby," Alfred would say, "I can kiss his little tootsie ootsies."
— from Watch Yourself Go By by Al. G. (Alfred Griffith) Field

"Well, let's land and find some place to sleep in," cried Knut—but this was more easily said than done.
— from Soap-Bubble Stories For Children by Fanny Barry

Very well, let it be so, I can keep a stiff upper lip, I believe.
— from The Socialist by Guy Thorne