Signefien , v. to signify, mean, S.—AF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

"Do you think so?" " Ma foi , it's what men think."
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

What of the second Lord Sherard, the companion of the Prince Regent in his wildest days, and one of the witnesses at the secret marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert?
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Then Saint Michael arose in anger and cried in a voice like thunder: “What!
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

“Ah, you knew that?” said Mordaunt.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

Thus reason enters into partnership with the world and begins to be respected there; which it would never be if it were not expressive of the same mechanical forces that are to preside over events and render them fortunate or unfortunate for human interests.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

A way of speaking which, whoever admits, must allow it possible for the same man to be two distinct persons, as any two that have lived in different ages without the knowledge of one another’s thoughts.
— from An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by John Locke

Si Jolong menggali lembah Sa Derit tiang panjang Tiang sudut menti 28 dulapan [
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

Stopping a moment and asking God to show me if the impulse was from Him, I turned around and followed the man.
— from How to bring men to Christ by R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey

Luckily for me, at this time the Gentleman of the Chamber fell into disgrace with Father la Chaise for eating a Chicken Sausage in Lent; and to spite him and the Minister, and the Cardinal and the Opera Dancer, and the Abbé and the Doctor of the Sorbonne, and the Posture Master all together, His Reverence, having his Majesty's ear, moves the Most Christian King to Clemency, and a Royal warrant comes down to the Madelonettes, and I was sent about my business with strict injunctions not to show myself
— from The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by George Augustus Sala

The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Henshaw, William Christie, came to this city at an early day and was active in the soap manufacturing business until late in life when he retired.
— from Montreal from 1535 to 1914. Vol. 3. Biographical by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

Yes, if she could be glad of anything on that awful, terrible evening, it was the knowledge that she might be alone, all alone for some hours.
— from A Bunch of Cherries: A Story of Cherry Court School by L. T. Meade

But it's cutting off my nose to spite my face, as the old adage goes, for whatever she did to a dog, she'd probably do worse to a man.
— from The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter

The same may almost be said of reptiles and batrachians, but it is especially in fishes that their number is greatly increased.
— from Animal Parasites and Messmates by P. J. van (Pierre Joseph) Beneden

At about twenty minutes to five the figure of a very tall man dressed as a layman slipped in through the door that led towards the river, and advanced to the door where he tapped in the same manner as the woman before him, and was admitted at once.
— from By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson

Almost at the same moment, they burst into the glade at the base of the knoll, and came to a dead halt, eyes popping, standing as if rooted to the spot.
— from The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Gerald Breckenridge

Then, in the silence that greeted this statement, Messer Folco held out his right hand to Simone and took his right hand, and he drew Simone toward him and then toward Beatrice, and he lifted the right hand of Beatrice, that lay limply against her side, and made to place its whiteness on the brown palm of Messer Simone.
— from The God of Love by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy

He had come back with two sons, Mountjoy and Augustus, and there, at Tretton, he had lived, spending, however, a considerable portion of each year in chambers in the Albany.
— from Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope