With the nabob, Major George was an immense favourite; but except that they had hunted tigers together, there seemed no adequate reason for so strong a preference—the taciturnity of the one being as remarkable as the communicativeness of the other.
— from Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 by Various

A Crisis in the Affairs of the Republic—The South Not Alone Responsible for Slavery—Lincoln's Prophetic Words—Nominated for President and Elected in Spite of his Fitness—III.
— from The Project Gutenberg Collection of Works by Freethinkers With Linked On-line and Off-line Indexes to 157 Volumes by 90 Authors; Plus Indexes to 15 other Author's Multi-Volume Sets. by Various

Then Stuteley, Nottingham, and reason fled swiftly together, and the day became as night.
— from Robin Hood by Paul Creswick

"Our being here is a farce if this trade is allowed," said Nelson, and rightly; for so far as appearances then went, the only influence the British squadrons could exert was by curtailing the supplies of southern France.
— from The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

CHAPTER SIXTEEN LET'S GO From a crooked willow branch thrust upright into the hard-packed sand to mark the entrance to the secret niche, a ripped flour sack hung limp in the cool, still air of a red dawn.
— from Skyrider by B. M. Bower

Then all were silent; not a rustling fan Stirred the deep stillness as the voice began.
— from The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Complete by Oliver Wendell Holmes

We shall need a regenerating fire some day, to do for books what is done for the forests.
— from A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by W. C. (William Chauncey) Bartlett