She was married very young to a M. de Warens, of the house of Loys, eldest son of M. de Villardin, of Lausanne; there were no children by this marriage, which was far from being a happy one.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

On the way our conversation fell upon religion and philosophy, and being young and having enjoyed some scholastic advantages, I was at first disposed to treat his opinions lightly, especially so as they were not always clothed in grammatical language; but as he proceeded in his earnest and humble way to open up before my mind the plan of salvation, I seemed unable to resist the knowledge that he was a man of God and that his testimony was true.
— from Life of David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr by Lycurgus A. (Lycurgus Arnold) Wilson

“I am not in the habit of leaping, Emmeline,” said the Canon, stiffly.
— from Derelicts by William John Locke

From Hugh, the London 'prentice sprang in the fourth generation, that other Hugh who won the hand of Lady Elizabeth Seymour, and with it the vast estates and historic name of Percy.
— from Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Thornton Hall

"And in his presence," Dick continued, "Wild Dick Ware told the girl that he was mad for love of her, but that he would not force her choice; yet one of those two, himself or Lord Estcombe, she must choose, for good and all.
— from Viviette by William John Locke