Oh, how they rushed upon it, till the branches cracked, and had it not been fastened with the glistening star to the ceiling, it must have been thrown down.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

The Reformation ushered in the time of civil and religious liberty, of progress in every department of human activity, of thorough investigation of every branch of learning, of more sympathy with human suffering, and of more zeal among enlightened Christians for the spread of the Gospel among all the nations of the earth.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

Afterwards more people landed from the ships, and then Gregorius made a severe assault with his men; and Hakon's men first moved back, and then ran up into the town.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

Then, traversing with the decided step of one who remembered the way well, several dark and dirty streets—much dirtier than usual, for the best public thoroughfares remained uncleansed in those times of terror—he stopped at a chemist's shop, which the owner was closing with his own hands.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

It might do us good were you to remind us, in turn, that there are extensive districts in our own, in which virtually there exists no toleration law for the religion of the people, though that religion be Protestantism in its purest form.
— from Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Hugh Miller

The sublime self-confidence expressed in the distich— “When I see thee as thou art, I’ll praise thee as I ought,” has not been vouchsafed to me, but if ever I obtain a clear view of it, I will undertake to report upon it to the best of my ability.
— from Whist; or, Bumblepuppy? Thirteen Lectures Addressed to Children by John Petch Hewby

A just view of our nature as intelligent beings, at the same time that it teaches us enough of our strength to allow us to rest with confidence on the great principles, physical, moral, and religious, in which alone it is of importance for us to confide, teaches us also enough of our weakness, to render us indulgent to the weakness of others.
— from Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3) by Thomas Brown

For now, when weary feet must somehow cover those three miles, thoughts of the journey's end began to rise up in the truants' minds.
— from Missy by Dana Gatlin

And who that has experienced it can forget the evening around the tepee fire, resting tired bodies on [Pg 186] luxurious beds, smoking the pipe of peace, and swapping yarns until it is time to roll up in the thick, warm Hudson Bay blankets and sleep until dawn, or until the smell of frying bacon awakens one to another day's adventures.
— from Among the Canadian Alps by Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone) Burpee

All at once the sharp click of the hammer, drawn to full cock with somewhat unusual strength, and therefore noise, struck the ear; a second later and there rose up in the thicket centre, fifty yards from where he stood, a huge, dusky animal.
— from Red Cloud, the Solitary Sioux: A Story of the Great Prairie by Butler, William Francis, Sir

And as she walked along the Thames Embankment in the glory of the setting sun, it came into her mind how Christ had taken all that was sweetest on earth, the love and trust of little children, the love of the father for the child, of the shepherd for the sheep, and made earthly love the stepping-stone to raise us into the thought of the possibility of that greater Love outside ourselves.
— from Daybreak: A Story for Girls by Florence Alice Sitwell

On this account, therefore, or because I saw them tormented with fears which had nothing but imagination to rest upon, I told them, at length, that I knew there was no enemy to insult them; and that they might proceed to Michilimackinac without danger from the English.
— from The American Indians Their History, Condition and Prospects, from Original Notes and Manuscripts by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

They run up into the thousands of dollars a month.
— from Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World by Clifton R. (Clifton Rodman) Wooldridge