I am guilty, I confess, of having often wished you to treat our acquaintance in general with greater attention; but when have I advised you to adopt their sentiments or to conform to their judgment in serious matters?" "You have not been able to bring your sister over to your plan of general civility," said Edward to Elinor, "Do you gain no ground?" "Quite the contrary," replied Elinor, looking expressively at Marianne.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

When twilight fell, our dear guest lighted the last of the three pipes, which the doctor permitted him to smoke every day, and made a sign to the children, which the young people obeyed gladly, for they loved to listen to his stories.
— from The Nuts: A Christmas Story for my Children and Grandchildren by Georg Ebers

Meanwhile, I think that your plan of getting Miss Morgan and her maid away by stealth affords the best chance for the safety and perhaps the lives of both.”
— from Shireen and her Friends: Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Gordon Stables

Pope Night—the anniversary of the discovery of the Papal incendiary Guy Fawkes, booted and spurred, ready to touch fire to his powder-train under the Parliament House—was celebrated by the early settlers of New England, and doubtless afforded a good deal of relief to the younger plants of grace in the Puritan vineyard.
— from The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume VI. (Of VII) Old Portraits and Modern Sketches, Plus Personal Sketches and Tributes and Historical Papers by John Greenleaf Whittier

He was only thirty-four years old when, in 574, he was made, by the emperor Justin the Younger, pretor, or governor and chief magistrate of Rome.
— from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March by Alban Butler

For a large aviary belonged to the place, containing many rare and beautiful birds, and the former owner, who was fond of children, often used to invite the young people of Glenwood to see these birds, and to amuse themselves in other ways about his grounds.
— from Daisy's Work: The Third Commandment by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews

‘Well, trust me,’ said the master, ‘I will keep it to myself; or, if you do not like to do that, confess it to your pastor, or go into some field outside the town and dig a hole, and, after you have dug it, kneel down and whisper your secret three times into the hole.
— from The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

To a face and form of the most perfect beauty she added a degree of intelligence and sparkling wit, which, in all the rides, parties, and fêtes given by the young people of Glenwood, caused her society to be chosen in preference to those whose fathers counted their money by thousands.
— from Homestead on the Hillside by Mary Jane Holmes

But he was not so quick but what Jack recognized him as the other man who had annoyed the young postmistress of Golden Crossing.
— from Jack of the Pony Express; Or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Trails by Frank V. Webster

“Well, whatever they may say or do to you, put off giving that power of attorney until next week.”
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac