"Why," said I, "General Grant, you are besieged;" and he said, "It is too true."
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

Thjalfe ran forward to where Hrungner was standing, and said to him: You stand illy guarded, giant; you hold the shield before you, but Thor has seen you; he goes down into the earth and will attack you from below.
— from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson

Shall hours blank its annaled score, But bear it down t’ward yet to-comes, At echoed gleam, set forth yon lore, Which word, nor thought, nor heart-heave sums— Yon love of Free, whose far-off fount, Which, say it flow through beast and slave, Withal, bids man stand up, assert, account Exalt the gift—some Self, some Soul it gracious gave; Yon voice of Just, whose auguring sooth Wide-visioned bounds these Nears and Fars, While infinite Patience, she, the Truth, Revealed, fulfills her myriad Stars.
— from Boer War Lyrics by Louis Selmer

"Why," said I, "General Grant, you are besieged;" and he said, "It is too true." Up to that moment I had no idea that things were so bad.
— from Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Volume I., Part 2 by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

De first time I ever see her, she say, 'You ain' got no dress to wear to Sunday School, I gwine give you one.'
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by United States. Work Projects Administration

"If I had been very miserable—had made a hideous mistake—and knew it—and somebody came along and offered to make me happy—give me a home—and care for me—I couldn't and I shouldn't resist!" "You would," he said, simply, "if God gave you strength.
— from The Coryston Family A Novel by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

“Praise be to God,” said I. “God give you the reward,” he rejoined.
— from Amurath to Amurath by Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Swear to me, Louis, that you will seek, if God gives you the power, to free the lamb from the bloodthirsty tigers.
— from Marie Antoinette and Her Son by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

I had a mind to see if generosity govern you in your views.
— from Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 by Samuel Richardson