He is told that there is at present no such naval power, and that no quarter can be indicated whence danger will arise; but that it is possible that 33 at some future time, from some unknown direction, some yet unconjectured enemy may arise against whose possible attacks provision ought now to be made.
— from South America: Observations and Impressions New edition corrected and revised by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

“Oh!” spoke up Donald, sagaciously, “you don’t know how some women can manage.
— from The Broncho Rider Boys on the Wyoming Trail Or, A Mystery of the Prairie Stampede by Frank Fowler

“Well, give us one yourself, Rob,” said Uncle Dick, “since you’re so particular.”
— from The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Emerson Hough

Now, after such a body of death, a principle within me that sends up daily steams, yet as long as I serve God with my mind, as long as I keep the main condition of the covenant, “there is no condemnation” (Rom. viii. 1): Christ takes my part, procures my acceptance, and holds the band of salvation firm in his hands.
— from The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2 by Stephen Charnock