On this general subject I respectfully refer Mr.———__ to the Secretaries of War and Navy for conference and consultation.
— from The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete by Abraham Lincoln

The squire is right raving mad with my master, for having outwitted him in the matter of the trial, and saved your life.
— from Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are by William Godwin

d a great round antechamber where servants in respectful rows made a living wainscotting to the high, blank wall.
— from The Nabob by Alphonse Daudet

"Call her when supper is ready," replied mother, who asked me to come into the bedroom where Arthur was sleeping.
— from The Morgesons: A Novel by Elizabeth Stoddard

Writing of this in later years, Dr. Kirk says:— "I remember rallying my friend frequently about the experience of great inventors, who are generally permitted to starve while living and are canonized after death.
— from Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II by Samuel Finley Breese Morse

Having since its restoration received many liberal gifts, it was also enriched by the savings of its superior, made from the proceeds of her secular school, which she generously made over to the common fund.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

At the expiration of the time assigned for his studious sojourn in Rome, Rev. Mr. McCloskey left the Eternal City, well fitted, indeed, to assume the directorship of the seminary.
— from Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 by Various

“Yes, yes, the smith is right!” responded many voices, with an earnestness which s
— from Pictures of Hellas: Five Tales of Ancient Greece by Peder Mariager