[NOTE 3] And when the Preaching Friars saw this they were greatly frightened, and said that go they never would.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Mr. Howe was a man of the world, gay, fascinating and striving to please.
— from Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton by Rebecca Agatha Armour

And then the marriage was so thoroughly happy; and the world gladly forgives a scandal that ends so pleasantly.
— from Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

The respectable men, that are joyous of their worldly grandeur for a short time, are entirely forgetful of the severe torments of hell, awaiting on them afterwards.
— from The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) by Valmiki

There were great fairs at Samarcand, Teheran, Bagdad, and other places.
— from Echoes of Old Lancashire by William E. A. (William Edward Armytage) Axon

They were great friends, and seemed to have a mutual respect for each other's talents and, as it may be easily imagined, O'Leary versus Curran was no bad match.
— from Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous

Dawn brings us dazzling offers With fingers gemmed and pearled, And evening fills our coffers As we explain the world, Green fields and seas that curtsey To us and mock Despair;
— from The Singing Caravan: A Sufi Tale by Vansittart, Robert Gilbert Vansittart, Baron

4 Before taking our seats in the trap, we go for a stroll through the village.
— from The Choice of Life by Georgette Leblanc