Layù ang gilumpanúgan sa ákung hunàhúnà samtang namínaw sa diskursu, My mind wandered as I was listening to the speech.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

And when the cracked bell ceased to tremble on its curved ribbon of steel nothing stirred near Mrs Verloc, as if her attitude had the locking power of a spell.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

He should never say, "Have you a partner?" as she is put in an awkward position in having to admit that she has none.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

He showed no surprise nor did he quicken his pace in the least.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Aerial spirits or devils, are such as keep quarter most part in the [1180] air, cause many tempests, thunder, and lightnings, tear oaks, fire steeples, houses, strike men and beasts, make it rain stones, as in Livy's time, wool, frogs, &c. Counterfeit armies in the air, strange noises, swords, &c., as at Vienna before the coming of the Turks, and many times in Rome, as Scheretzius l. de spect.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

We thought of the Golden One whom we shall never see again.
— from Anthem by Ayn Rand

Sir Nathaniel, as concerning some entertainment of time, some show in the posterior of this day, to be rend'red by our assistance, the King's command, and this most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman, before the Princess- I say none so fit as to present the Nine Worthies.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

If you want to eat some now see if you can find any.
— from Umboo, the Elephant by Howard Roger Garis

She had pretty feet and ankles, pretty arms and shoulders, a straight thin back and slender neck; since their first meeting she had lost something of her looks by suddenly becoming so thin, but the sharpness of outline added to her charm of youth and delicacy.
— from The Secret Victory by Stephen McKenna

Very well, then, I say to thee, thou shalt not speak to Jan Vedder again, until he has proved himself worthy to have the care of a good woman.
— from Jan Vedder's Wife by Amelia E. Barr

" "I see you are quite right: meanwhile you will at least have an opportunity (though I say it, who should not say it) to present to the county one of the prettiest young ladies that ever graced the halls of Knaresdean.
— from Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

But when shee looked on Child Maurice head, She neuer spake words but three: ‘I neuer beare no child but one, And you haue slaine him trulye.’
— from Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick

I felt that if I could have gone out into the wild places penetrating the great Somabula Forest and searching all along the thickly bushed banks of the Shangani I should have found some trace, some news, something to break the aching, mysterious silence, and confirm me in my belief that Anthony was still alive somewhere.
— from The Claw by Cynthia Stockley

At that there was only one thing to do, to show him the proof that since I was your mistress I had spared no sacrifice to be faithful to you without asking for more money than you had to give me.
— from Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) by Alexandre Dumas