Malese , sb. sickness, PP; male ese , W; male ess , B.—OF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

It is to my own interest to surround myself with mystery, and therefore I shall permit my escape to retain its almost miraculous character.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

She walked on to the middle of the stage with an expression of terror on her face; she looked ugly and stiff, and for half a minute was speechless, perfectly motionless, except for her large earrings which wabbled on either side of her face.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

But well-being is not to be secured by ample, independent possession of property; on the contrary, occasions might arise in which such possession might expose her to the more danger.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

What the countess said pleased me extremely, and I replied with a bow of the most gracious character.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

the loyal and true con que ofrezco cuanto puedo petition which I offer, tomáis, ¡vive Dios!, por miedo that you take, by heaven, for fear, y os mofáis de mi virtud, mocking my virtue, os acepto el que me dais I’ll accept what you hand out plazo breve y perentorio a brief, peremptory moment to show para mostrarme el Tenorio Don Juan Tenorio de cuyo valor dudáis.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

All at once I noticed a whizzing sound passing my ear.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

terrae mōtus , earthquake moveō, -ēre, mōvī, mōtus , move mox , adv. soon, presently mulier, -eris , f. woman multitūdō, -inis , f. [ multus , much ], multitude multum ( multō ), adv.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

A la seconde porte , (Mon enfant j'ai peur) A la seconde porte , La flamme a parlé .... A la troisième porte , (Mon enfant j'ai peur) A la troisième porte , La lumière est morte ....
— from The Kingdom of God is Within You; What is Art? by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

BURNET.—This plant grows in calcareous soils, and is in some places much esteemed.
— from The Botanist's Companion, Volume II Or an Introduction to the Knowledge of Practical Botany, and the Uses of Plants. Either Growing Wild in Great Britain, or Cultivated for the Puroses of Agriculture, Medicine, Rural Oeconomy, or the Arts by William Salisbury

Whether still purer matter exists, it is not for us to aver or deny.
— from Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Thomas Bassnett

Mrs. Sagely, perceiving my eagerness, and her maternal affection being equally divided between Narcissa and me, begged leave to remind me of the sentiments with which I went abroad, that would not permit me for any selfish gratification to prejudice the fortune of that amiable young lady, who must entirely depend upon me, after having bestowed herself in marriage.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

A barrel-brute came out with a pushcart and they all grabbed into it and came out with handfuls of foot-long copper darts—sharp-looking ones—and all of a sudden one sailed past my ear—zing!
— from A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) Weinbaum

Those are as fixed as fate; and my voyage is only now delayed until the weather shall permit my embarkation.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

In twelve elegant duodecimo volumes, beautifully printed with new type, and on superior paper, made expressly for the purpose, and bound in cloth.
— from Eureka: A Prose Poem by Edgar Allan Poe