In that prayer, the soul, which would willingly neither stir nor move, is delighting in the holy repose of Mary; but in this prayer it can be like Martha also.
— from The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel by Teresa, of Avila, Saint

At the same time fear of Socialistic legislation at home had the humorous result of making British investors fear to touch Consols, but rush eagerly to buy the securities of Colonial Governments which had gone much further in the direction of Socialism than we had.
— from International Finance by Hartley Withers

Simply noticing the horse, and reflecting that his reverend owner must be inside the house, Dick continued on.
— from Lost Lenore: The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Mayne Reid

I thought it very hard for a coloured woman to have rule over me because I was a slave and she was free.
— from The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary Prince

Charlie had now been many weeks under the hospitable roof of Mrs. Bird, improving in health and appearance.
— from The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb