may, in the greater part of trades, be both a sufficient profit upon the risk of this insurance, and a sufficient recompence for the trouble of employing the stock.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

It grows very plentifully in many places of this land, but especially in all the west parts thereof, upon stone and mud walls, upon rocks also, and in stony places upon the ground, at the bottom of old trees, and sometimes on the bodies of them that are decayed and rotten.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

From a drawer in this table is taken a set of chess-men, and Maelzel arranges them generally, but not always, with his own hands, on the chess board, which consists merely of the usual number of squares painted upon the table.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Why, you don’t suppose I mean to communicate by signs?” “Pray understand, then,” said Winterbourne, “that I intend to remain with you.”
— from Daisy Miller: A Study by Henry James

Notwithstanding, half against her will, she went with Sir Palamides unto the queen.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

With an effort I started toward the opening of the cave only to reel drunkenly against a side wall, and from there slip prone upon the floor.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

They are possible only when the practical exigencies and the vital necessities which we feel without distinctly conceiving them push thought in advance, beyond that which science permits us to affirm.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

In speaking of these four bands of legionaries, Socrates, Sozomen, and the author of the acts of St. Paul, use the indefinite terms of, which Nicephorus very properly translates thousands.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

We were therefore obliged to modify our plan, as the season continued to be inclement; and it was determined that we should await the arrival of spring in our present abode, and so order our future movements as to pass the hot months in the icy vallies of Switzerland, deferring our southern progress until the ensuing autumn, if such a season was ever again to be beheld by us.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

A relative of his used to come over from Evesham to sing in our church choir, and I remember a special occasion when the choir was somewhat piano until this singer's part came in; he had a strong and not very melodious voice, and the effort and the effect alike were startling.
— from Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Arthur Herbert Savory

At that moment I thought I saw a dark shadow pass under the windows of the ground floor, glide through the jasmines, and disappear in the twilight.
— from Mauprat by George Sand

In the soft light of evening they look like fairy mountains, not real rocky masses of gigantic, rugged substance, but something painted upon the horizon with delicate fingers, and in tints and shades to correspond, for they look tenderer and sweeter, gentler and lovelier than anything man could conceive or execute.
— from The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

At length we lose sight of the shore, proceeding up the bay towards Melbourne, which is nearly some 30 miles distant, and still below the horizon.
— from A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Samuel Smiles

The marquis declared it necessary to inflict the most frightful—he said the most salutary punishment upon the offenders; while the duke, on the contrary, was inclined to be indulgent.
— from Monsieur Lecoq, v. 2 by Emile Gaboriau

After breakfast, whilst the servants packed up the baggage, their lords decamped, and the army began its march to Bordeaux.
— from Life of Edward the Black Prince by Louise Creighton

Sarah perfectly understood that Mr. Weston wanted no thanks at that time.
— from Aunt Phillis's Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is by Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman

Mackenzie got to his feet; she picked up the ax and leaned it against the table close to her hand.
— from The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by George W. (George Washington) Ogden

Where vanquished valor bled The victor rules, and Slavery's pall, Upon these hills and vales is spread.
— from Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by L. (Luise) Mühlbach