Addison had been mentioned in the Spectator (No. 150) under the name of Atticus as "in every way one of the greatest geniuses the age has produced." 213 rubric on the walls Lintot, Pope's old publisher, used to stick up the titles of new books in red letters on the walls of his shop.
— from The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope

But, owing to the flutter she was in, everything went amiss; she upset the tray of needles, forgot the silesia was to be "twilled" till it was cut off, gave the wrong change, and covered herself with confusion by asking for lavender ribbon at the calico counter.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

I shall use the term "original nature" for the former and "environment" for the latter.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

She upset the tray of needles, forgot the silesia was to be 'twilled' till it was cut off, gave the wrong change, and covered herself with confusion by asking for lavender ribbon at the calico counter.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

I proclaim my son, under the title of Napoleon II., Emperor of the French.
— from English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I. Volume 2 (of 2) by John Ashton

"No: didn't I tell you just now that all accounts were settled up to the other night?" "Papa, you're very, very kind," she said, putting her arm round his neck, and laying her head on his shoulder.
— from Elsie's Kith and Kin by Martha Finley

"My political life is ended, and I proclaim my son, under the title of Napoleon II., Emperor of the French....
— from Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 by Various

Other noteworthy features are (1) the piscinas, one (double) being under a massive canopy at the S.E. corner of the chancel, a second in the S. transept, and a third (for the rood-loft altar) on the E. pier of the transept; (2) Perp. stone screen under the tower (obviously not in its original position); (3) squints; (4) effigies, one (in the chancel) of a knight under a Renaissance canopy, the other (in the S. transept) of an ecclesiastic; (5) Jacobean pulpit; (6) stand for an hour glass; (7) low side windows in the chancel.
— from Somerset by J. H. (Joseph Henry) Wade

The spectators showered upon them, the opprobrious name of " cobardes!
— from Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens