The knight , as the representative of European chivalry, comes to us in name at least from the German forests with the irrepressible Teutons.
— from English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Henry Coppée

And when one does die there seems to be a kind of Cæsarian operation, so that in each instance although the mother dies the child lives to undergo, if necessary, a like operation, leaving another child, and sometimes two.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll

He laid it apart for the eventual advantage of a member of the Morris family, but, ere his death, circumstances had induced him to trench upon it not a little.”
— from William Morris: Poet, Craftsman, Socialist by Elisabeth Luther Cary

Earth, I might add, for the benefit of those of you who have forgotten your geography of the Universe, is not a large body, but its people furnish almost all of the officer personnel of the Special Patrol Service.
— from Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various

It is designed for taking observations of heavenly bodies and recording mechanically the parts of the astronomical triangle used in navigation and like work.
— from Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle

Starting to undress, I noticed a little door on the left-hand side of the bed.
— from The Man with the Clubfoot by Valentine Williams

"Mr. N—," answered I, "you will please to speak of us, with a separate, and not a collective pronoun; and you will let me for once have my clothes such as a gentleman, who, I beg of you to understand, is not a Life Guardsman, can wear without being mistaken for a Guy Fawkes on a fifth of November."
— from Pelham — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Whene'er we take a tour abroad We love to travel o'er new road, Where scenery to us is new And landscape pleasing to the view, When invited for to rally And take a trip on Credit Valley, We resolved for to afford A day with Council and School Board, For to view the rural charms Of hills and dales and fertile farms, With joy we saw the sunbeams gleam On Grand River beauteous stream, And those perpendicular walls Of rock, like old baronial halls, We saw the great lake ebb and flow, And queen city of Ontario, While some enjoyed the genial smile Of Hanlon on his lake girt isle, Returning home each one exclaims "Happiest spot is banks of Thames."
— from Poems of James McIntyre by James McIntyre