But with that young pup here, I couldn’t leave.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

It is still weak and hidden under the grass, but nevertheless the young plant has its complete individuality.
— from The Day After Death; Or, Our Future Life According to Science (New Edition) by Louis Figuier

Thus, you perceive, he is considerably debarred from expressing himself in sounds, no less than in words: he must perforce retire more and more within himself.
— from A Day with Robert Schumann by May Clarissa Gillington Byron

With as much wind as there is to-day, she will go over every time you put her into chancery; and it won’t be her fault either.”
— from Snug Harbor; or, The Champlain Mechanics by Oliver Optic

"The oldest daughter, a girl of twelve years, pleased her in consequence of her lively nature and her attractive exterior.
— from Marie Antoinette and Her Son by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

"My friends, I'm no great speaker, but I can tell you plain how I come to be where I am.
— from A Dream of the North Sea by James Runciman