Ecthlipsis happens where one leaves Out sounds, or for the eaves says th’ eaves .
— from An Outline of English Speech-craft by William Barnes

In a short space the after-part of the galley was surrounded by nine large boats, while the remaining ten headed for the forecastle, and with shouts of fury the English strove to effect an entrance.
— from The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

"If they could have guessed how glad I was of their absence, they would not have seemed so complaisant," he thought, recalling the happy day he had spent with Dainty; while he resolved to make sure of more like it by inviting some other fellows to Ellsworth, so that Olive and Ela might be provided with escorts, and not keep him from Dainty's side.
— from Dainty's Cruel Rivals; Or, The Fatal Birthday by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

Even before 1450 trading vessels had occasionally been sent out from the English seaport towns on more or less extensive voyages, carrying out English goods, and bringing back those of other countries or of other parts of England.
— from An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney

On the stroke of four, the earth still trembling with the incessant concussions of the guns, the French scrambled out of their trenches and went forward.
— from Defenders of Democracy Contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee

The sharp sting of the brine struck me like a myriad needle-points, but the sweet cool of the waters was wondrous grateful to my sun-scorched body as, coming to the surface, I struck out for the English ship though sore hampered by my chain.
— from Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Jeffery Farnol

Gould, speaking of his jet-ant ( F. fuliginosa ), says that they make several main track-ways, (streets he calls them,) with smaller paths striking off from them, extending sometimes to the distance of forty feet from their nest, and leading to those spots in which they collect their [Pg 98] provisions; that upon these roads they always travel, and are very careful to remove from them bits of sticks, straw, or anything that may impede their progress; nay, that they even keep low the herbs and grass which grow in them, by constantly biting them off
— from An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2 or Elements of the Natural History of the Insects by William Kirby

It is a sort of fashion to express surprise that any notorious criminal, having such crime upon his conscience, can so brave it out.
— from The Problem of 'Edwin Drood': A Study in the Methods of Dickens by Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir

Thus it is a common sight to see a woman carrying a load consisting of one or two children and a quantity of miscellaneous implements, such as heavy grindstones, stone hatchets, sewing-bones, yam-sticks, &c. During the shifting of the camp the braves themselves stalk along practically unencumbered, save only for their elaborate shield, three spears (never more), and a stone tomahawk stuck in their belt of woven opossum hair.
— from The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont by Louis de Rougemont

It was one of those unspoken agreements, and as Dawson landed in the seat, his hands shot out for the engine switches, throttles, and starter buttons.
— from Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Robert Sidney Bowen