And yet I fled out of my country; for so should mine eyes less look for him, where they were not wont to see him.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

He thought each shawl more beautiful than the last; and, as for Miss p. 195 Matty, she smiled and sighed over each fresh bale that was brought out; one colour set off another, and the heap together would, as she said, make even the rainbow look poor.
— from Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

To this purpose they consulted together what course was to be taken; and agreed, that for setting them both free, her from the power and ill-humour of her uncle, and him from the persecuting reports which went about of him, Heloise should retire into a convent, where she should take the habit of a nun, all but the veil, that so she might easily come out again, when they should have a more favourable opportunity.
— from Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Héloïse

Early in spring King Svein sent messengers eastward into Svithjod, to his son-in-law Olaf, the Swedish king, and to Earl Eirik; and informed them that King Olaf of Norway was levying men for an expedition, and intended in summer to go to Vindland.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Such gruel sustains life here, I thought; so, shutting my eyes, and excluding the motes by a skilfully directed undercurrent, I drank to genuine hospitality the heartiest draught
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

She was quite disgusted at this sight, and seized a heavy stick to kill the frog; but the creature looked at her with such strange, mournful eyes, that she was unable to strike the blow.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

And therefore we may suppose it one of those ways, wherein the knowledge of separate spirits may exceedingly surpass ours.
— from An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by John Locke

The image of μετέστησεν is supplied by the wholesale transportation of peoples (ἀναστάτους or ἀνασπάστους ποιεῖν), of which the history of oriental monarchies supplied so many examples.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

"She thought herself still too fortunate, and entreated the Lord not to spare her, and obtained from Him the grace that by her sufferings she might expiate the sins of others.
— from En Route by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans

Oft to my eager soul I whisper blame, 30 A Stranger bid it feel the Stranger's shame— My eager soul, impatient of the name, No strangeness owns, no Stranger's form descries: The chidden heart spreads trembling on the eyes.
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 1 (of 2) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Perhaps if you were to tell us what it is all about we might offer some suggestions,” said Miss Elting.
— from The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts; Or, Winning Out in the Big Tournament by Janet Aldridge

“Eloise will be sorry!” said Mrs. Evringham effusively.
— from Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life by Clara Louise Burnham

This is an act which it is hoped will be widely imitated by the other local societies of the state, since mutual encouragement and profit will undoubtedly result from a greater participation by them in the affairs of the parent organization.
— from The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 1, 1917-1918 by Various

Nothing stirs so much excitement.
— from How to become like Christ by Marcus Dods