one row of cross-stitch, such as was described in fig. 116 , add a second, carrying the thread under the bar that lies between the first stitches, so that the two rows only cover three threads of the net.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

In an access of hunger for his good opinion she bethought herself of what she had latterly endeavoured to forget, so unpleasant had been its issues—the identity of her family with that of the knightly d'Urbervilles.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

All this village is very much pleased that your ladyship has made a governor of my good man Sancho; though nobody will believe it, particularly the curate, and Master Nicholas the barber, and the bachelor Samson Carrasco; but I don't care for that, for so long as it is true, as it is, they may all say what they like; though, to tell the truth, if the coral beads and the suit had not come I would not have believed it either; for in this village everybody thinks my husband a numskull, and except for governing a flock of goats, they cannot fancy what sort of government he can be fit for.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Accompanied, therefore, by Telamon and Augeas, and the four sons of Phryxus, he set out for the palace.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

Sometimes they are of the form shown above, but it is equally common for the board to have four more holes, at the points indicated by dots.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

As every moment's having runs more near, Stifles the very utterance and resource They cry for quickest; till from sheer despair Of holding thee, methinks myself would tear To pieces— FIFE.
— from Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

As I gave no reply, he told me that there was no time for consideration or argument; I must say yes or no there and then, for such were their instructions from the chief of police.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

158 Though not the first Scandinavian, for a Dane, Niels Christian Boye, came to Muscatine, Iowa, in 1837.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

He then went down with his army to that Cesarea which lay by the sea-side, and there laid up the rest of his spoils in great quantities, and gave order that the captives should be kept there; for the winter season hindered him then from sailing into Italy.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

The first series of the Traditions of Lancashire appeared in 1829, in two volumes, illustrated by plates engraved by Finden, from drawings by Pickering; and wood-cuts by Williams, after designs by Frank Howard.
— from The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby

The glorious saint, at whose petition God granted this favor, saw himself near the end of his mortal course, and foretelling the graces which the divine goodness prepared for this child, cried out in prophetic rapture; O buona ventura , that is, in Italian, Good luck .
— from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Vol. 7. July by Alban Butler

When somewhat come to himself, he drew from his stores a golden cup and offered it to the hostess, saying, 'Accept this cup as payment, both for the wine which has been spilt and for the tidings you have given of my lost Blanchefleur;' and when the hostess had thanked him, Fleur arose and went to the harbour, and there hired a ship in which to sail to Babylon; and when the ship was ready he and his servants, and all that they had, embarked in it, and sailed on and on till they came to a city called Bagdad; and at Bagdad they landed, and took up their abode with a rich man, who set the best of everything before them; but though Fleur sate at the table, his thoughts were far away with his lost love.
— from The Sweet and Touching Tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur A Mediæval Legend Translated from the French by Mrs. Leighton

The fish said to the boy-man, under water, “What is that floating?”
— from The Indian in his Wigwam; Or, Characteristics of the Red Race of America From Original Notes and Manuscripts by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The buffets are divided into the first, second, and third class at the great stations, and there are waiting-rooms with the same distinctions.
— from How to Travel Hints, Advice, and Suggestions to Travelers by Land and Sea all over the Globe. by Thomas Wallace Knox

Cautiously then he crept back along the fence, slipped behind the barn into the undergrowth and up a dark little ravine toward the green top of the spur.
— from The Heart of the Hills by Fox, John, Jr.

Those fellows shoot very straight, and send those thin splints of wood with tremendous force.”
— from The Peril Finders by George Manville Fenn