(For the seat in the House rendered vacant by the sudden removal of Mr. McDonell, Mr. Weekes was the successful candidate.)
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

Dupuis, some reminiscences of much that happened that day.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes by Charles Dalton

Si Raya (or Madu-Raya) is said to have a family, his wife’s name being Madu-ruti, and his children “Wa’ Ranai,” and “Si Kĕkas” (the scratcher), all of whom, however, have their own separate spheres of influence.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

When she caught the scent of spring, or heard the chime of the church bells, a sudden rush of memories from the past came over her, there was a tender ache in her heart, and her eyes brimmed over with tears; but this was only for a minute, and then came emptiness again and the sense of the futility of life.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

It is described by Ross as a single ridge of mountains, of considerable height.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

Whether it was the magic of Mr. Winkle’s name, or the coolness of the open air, or some recollection of Mr. Weller’s voice, that revived Arabella, matters not.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

Then the sweet romances of my life, whose living heroines are now white-haired, plunged me into the deep melancholy of things.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

When I had somewhat recovered, our marriage procession was in progress of formation.
— from The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various

Whereas it is provided by section twenty-four of the act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, "An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes," "That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof;" And whereas it is further provided by the act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled, "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes," that "The President is hereby authorized at any time to modify any executive order that has been or may hereafter be made establishing any forest reserve, and by such modification may reduce the area or change the boundary lines of such reserve, or may vacate altogether any order creating such reserve;"
— from A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by William McKinley

I replied that I was copying the old tower, that I might have some remembrance of Malsesine.
— from Letters from Switzerland and Travels in Italy by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Anglican interest was strong and widely diffused through both Leinster and Munster; and, except a resolute prelate, like Dr. French, Bishop of Ferns, or a brave band of townsmen like those of Waterford, Limerick, and Galway, or some remnant of mountain tribes, in Wicklow and Tipperary, the national, or "old Irish policy," had decidedly lost ground from the hour of the Nuncio's departure.
— from A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

The Parsee Bundahisli, according to Gerald Massey, exhibits seven races of men—(1) the earth-men, (2) water-men, (3) breast-eared men, (4) breast-eyed men, (5) one-legged men, (6) batwinged men, (7) men with tails.
— from Bible Studies: Essays on Phallic Worship and Other Curious Rites and Customs by J. M. (Joseph Mazzini) Wheeler

I need hardly say, that I made all the haste I could to communicate the successful result of my trick to Milly and Captain Bridgeman.
— from Percival Keene by Frederick Marryat