Or should you rather that I sent James off to bed?” “Oh, no, no!
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Europe, repentant of her parricide, Shall yet redeem thee, and, all backward driven, Roll the barbarian tide, and sue to be forgiven.
— from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

"Now I supplicate you, Richard, to whom I belong, and whom I wish to honour and obey, as I vowed, to let me in."
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

'You were watched to-night; every word you said was heard.' 'Then spare my life for the love of Heaven, as I spared yours,' rejoined the girl, clinging to him.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

I have confin'd your flight: I 'll suffer your retreat to Julia's chamber, But no further.
— from The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster

Advancing to the opening, he stooped and raised the stone easily in spite of its weight; then, fitting it into its place, he said: “You removed this stone very carelessly; but I suppose you had no tools to aid you.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

But the sure years reveal the deep remedial force that underlies all facts.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

What do you want to say, you Rokesmith?' 'To you, Mr Boffin, nothing.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

For it can never be shown to have had so much glory after it was rebuilt as it had in the time of Solomon; yea, rather, the glory of that house is shown to have been diminished, first by the ceasing of prophecy, and then by the nation itself suffering so great calamities, even to the final destruction made by the Romans, as the things above-mentioned prove.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

The arts had scarcely yet reached the Spaniards, who had mines of gold and silver; or the Gauls, who had fought for ten years against Cæsar.
— from A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 01 by Voltaire

It is perfectly plain that if the sentiments of the German high command are sincere, the sooner you return the better for all concerned.
— from The Boy Allies with Marshal Foch; or, The Closing Days of the Great World War by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

Here once lived, in the odour of perfect respectability, the brothers Weston, who, country gentlemen of quiet habit at home, for several years ravaged the coach roads elsewhere as highwaymen, and were eventually hanged at Tyburn.
— from Highways and Byways in Sussex by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

And just as I was a going to write to you, a strange affair took place that decided me to come and see you, rather than write to you.
— from The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by M. L. (Mason Locke) Weems