Left alone he examined the apartment curiously, saying,— "It is pretty enough, it is all in very good taste; this is a woman of distinction.
— from The Barber of Paris by Paul de Kock

That a construction somewhat incorrect is placed by some ministers on the commission which they hold, seems to be evident; for how otherwise should an impression obtain, that there is something peculiar about the office of the missionary—that his commission is quite different from that of other ministers of Christ.
— from Thoughts on Missions by Sheldon Dibble

The military and historic recollections connected with Blarney are doubtless of sufficient importance to give an interest to the place; but to a curious superstition it is perhaps more indebted for celebrity.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 396, October 31, 1829 by Various