We could only cook seal or penguin hooshes or stews on this stove, and so uncertain was its action that the food was either burnt or only partially cooked; and, hungry though we were, half-raw seal meat was not very appetizing.
— from South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917; Includes both text and audio files by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

His Excellency, followed by a brilliant display of gold lace and feathers, the clank of sabres and spurs, and the shaking of plumed hats of so many officers, many of whom were accompanied by their ladies, on entering the church, presented a most brilliant spectacle.
— from History of Halifax City by Thomas B. Akins

Then go we forth to work and struggle on, Onwards our steps, and upwards still our hearts; Let all men see the strength, the power supreme, One precious hour of solitude imparts.
— from Plain Words for Christ, Being a Series of Readings for Working Men by Reginald G. Dutton

In the absence of cyanide of potassium, a solution of pure hyposulphite of soda will answer as a fair substitute.
— from American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by S. D. (Samuel Dwight) Humphrey

"If ye be sons of peace," he often said, "ye shall win both clergy and people, and this is more acceptable to God than to win the people only and to scandalise the clergy.
— from The Story of Assisi by Lina Duff Gordon

The editor looked puzzled and Percival explained briefly, Brooke laughing and adding: "That was very funny, accusing Sheldon of plagiarizing his own stuff.
— from The Hilltop Boys on the River by Cyril Burleigh