He looked into her face for comfort—her poor face all wild and white; for neither she nor my father had dared to acknowledge—much less act upon—the terror that was in their hearts, lest Peter should have made away with himself.
— from Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Your's, &c." Mr. Darcy's letter to Lady Catherine, was in a different style; and still different from either, was what Mr. Bennet sent to Mr. Collins, in reply to his last.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

We fought the fight in detachments, Sallying forth we fought at several points, but in each the luck was against us, Our foe advancing, steadily getting the best of it, push'd us back to the works on this hill, Till we turn'd menacing here, and then he left us.
— from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

He struggled to his feet, aching in every joint and limb, got down painfully from the heaped loose snow about him, went downward until he was on the turf, and there dropped rather than lay beside a boulder, drank deep from the flask in his inner pocket, and instantly fell asleep… He was awakened by the singing of birds in the trees far below.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

They have left their mark upon our language in the form of more than one proverb, but in none is this so patent as “the skeleton at the feast.”
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

She was uplifted by a sudden feeling that he looked quite beautiful in spite of his thinness.
— from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Irene Adler, as I will still call her, had hurried up the steps; but she stood at the top with her superb figure outlined against the lights of the hall, looking back into the street.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated by Arthur Conan Doyle

Its hind legs drag behind, and, as they have little to do, they are weak.
— from Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors: For Young Folks by James Johonnot

And not only did their talk cover the whole range of Harry's experiences from the time he left the ship for his sojourn in the hill country and the mountains beyond, and all of St. George's haps and mishaps, with every single transaction of Gadgem and Pawson—loving cup, dogs and all—but when their own personal news was exhausted they both fell back on their friends, such as Richard Horn and old Judge Pancoast; when he had seen Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Latrobe—yes, and what of Mr. Poe—had he written any more?—and were his habits any better?—etc., etc.
— from Kennedy Square by Francis Hopkinson Smith

In building, the men lay the stone foundations and set in place the huge logs that serve as beams to support the roof, the spaces between these rafters being filled with willow-brush; though some of the wealthier Zunyians use instead shingles made by the carpenters of the village.
— from Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis Henry Morgan

There he lay, with quiet breathing, ignorant of the fact that his own wife was wishing him out of the way, praying for death to claim him.
— from Juggernaut by Alice Campbell

—"I feel deep anxiety on the subject of the projected scheme for agriculture in the Holy Land.
— from Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2) Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883 by Montefiore, Judith Cohen, Lady

It has been so long ago that they think he lives in the sun now, and build their houses with an opening to the east which is never closed.
— from The Stories of El Dorado by Frona Eunice Wait

He then surrenders the bank to the winner, unless the two cards laid to his left are matched before the third card dealt, his own, is duplicated.
— from El Estudiante de Salamanca and Other Selections by José de Espronceda

Josey rejoiced that now he could return to his labor of love and feed his beloved aunt;
— from The Pearl of Love; or, Josey's Gift by Madeline Leslie

the shoe la tasca le tasche the pocket il tavolino i tavolini the table la testa le teste the head l'unghia le unghie the nail (finger) Like material has been prepared for the masculine and feminine forms:
— from The Montessori Elementary Material The Advanced Montessori Method by Maria Montessori

Nothing lifts the heart like the sense of a great self-sacrifice nobly made.
— from The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit