Neither do they now appear in the least disposed to retire into private life, or to preserve their ruins, however much some of us would like them to do so, for the satisfaction of our romantic feelings.
— from Lamia's Winter-Quarters by Alfred Austin

Mrs Burton is determined that her system of education shall begin at once, being anxious to prove its efficacy to her lord and master; but the boys have immediately disappeared, probably in pursuit of the dog Jerry (who has judged it prudent to retire into private life on their advent), and are discovered pickling tomatoes for their aunt by means of 'Mexican Mustang Liniment' and 'Superior Carriage Varnish.'
— from Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 714 September 1, 1877 by Various

After his marriage he continued to reside in Piscataquog, living on the present homestead till his death.
— from Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men by Various

The flame (which should be of the yellow or luminous variety, as the blue flame tends to scorch the rubber) is played lightly over the isolator a few seconds.
— from The Automobile Storage Battery: Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

Shorten not the road, I pray, Leading onward to the dead; Watchful hunger holds its thread, Which it lessens every day.
— from Numantia by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra