The poetical excursions of La Fontaine out of his own domain added nothing to his renown, and were scarcely perceived amidst the rays of his glory as a fabulist—the title by which he is known to posterity; and it may be added, that the Fable, as it is fashioned by La Fontaine, is one of the happiest creations of the human mind.
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

They had risen, and were standing on the hearth, the time being come for separating; each had drawn an arm around the other to take leave.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

At last our trusted helpmeet reappeared, and was so delighted that he hugged us all in his arms.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

Yet even the human race, as we shall see in the Fourth Book, reveals in itself with most terrible distinctness this conflict, this variance with itself of the will, and we find homo homini lupus .
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

Then he rose, and without speaking a word entered the gates of his palace.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

Though Nicholas Rostóv had kept firmly to his resolution and was still serving modestly in an obscure regiment, spending comparatively little, the way of life at Otrádnoe—Mítenka’s management of affairs, in particular—was such that the debts inevitably increased every year.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

He was a favoured guest among the Précieuses of the Hotel Rambouillet , and was styled, for his acquired air of bon ton , the Voiture of Caen.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

She again fixed her eyes upon the Crucifix, took her Rosary, and while She told her beads, the quick motion of her lips declared her to be praying with fervency.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

Then, in a long tapwana , he repeats a word signifying the magical imparting of speed, and with the names of the various parts of the canoe.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

Now in everything which is left to chance by the chief actor, his personal merit, and therefore his responsibility as well, seems to be completely set aside; nevertheless we cannot suppress an inward feeling of satisfaction whenever expectation realises itself, and if it disappoints us our mind is dissatisfied; and more than this of right and wrong should not be meant by the judgment which we form from the mere result, or rather that we find there.
— from On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz

In another passage (Ditto, 92) he notices that in a narrow land on the border of Posse (Fars) a dragon had taken his residence and was stopping the rain and piling the snow.
— from History of Gujarát Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume I, Part I. by James M. Campbell

After a severe cannonade, lasting between two and three hours, they were repulsed; and the "Hermes," running aground, was set on fire by her captain to prevent her falling into the hands of the enemy.
— from Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 2 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

The plains of Macra were not far from Mount Lebanon and Hermon; where the Hivites resided; and where serpent-worship particularly prevailed.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Jacob Bryant

Desiring to see his old form-master, Mr. Beenham, he went to his room and was surprised to find his desk empty and the boys playing cricket with a German Grammar and a ball of paper tied with string.
— from Young Earnest: The Romance of a Bad Start in Life by Gilbert Cannan

His abject and submissive demeanour towards his wealthy neighbours shows that they treat him roughly and with suspicion; hence he fears and hates them, but he never will injure them by force.
— from The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 by Friedrich Engels

How long she stayed thus, was unknown to any; for Tamar made off with all speed to her room, and was seized with a fit of hysterics.
— from Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

They had risen, and were strolling along the path leading to the gate.
— from The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage by Bernard Shaw

And the heron replied, ‘And which side do you turn to?’
— from The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Rex went to his room and wrote some letters, which he gave to Sandwich when they met at six oʼclock.
— from With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty