Madame de Campvallon destroyed, M. de Camors set aside, the General would be alone in the world; and it was natural to suppose he would turn to his young relative Sigismund, if only to recognize the far-sighted affection and wounded heart of Madame de la Roche-Jugan.
— from Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3 by Octave Feuillet
I thought to hear you reprove such idle fancies, and tell me that visions, however specious, were seldom, if ever, realised."
— from Henry of Guise; or, The States of Blois (Vol. 1 of 3) by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Is this how you receive strangers in your land?
— from Gods and Heroes; or, The Kingdom of Jupiter by R. E. (Robert Edward) Francillon
Soon after the company at Miss Winthrop's, she said to him, "You received several invitations the other evening, did you not?" "Yes."
— from Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
From this hour you reign supreme in the palace of the Esterhazys."
— from Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
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