259 But best and noblest of the four, Good as the God whom all adore, Lord of all virtues, undefiled, His darling was his eldest child.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

He sits day after day in the great Throne Room of his Palace, and even those who wait upon him do not see him face to face."
— from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

I shall go to him and say, ‘Come, old man, put aside your horrid subjects, ladies’ amours and the beauties of nature, and show up human depravity.’
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Mrs. Linton, on the third day, unbarred her door, and having finished the water in her pitcher and decanter, desired a renewed supply, and a basin of gruel, for she believed she was dying.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Thus when Julian had struggled with death a great while, and had let but few of those that had given him his mortal wound go off unhurt, he had at last his throat cut, though not without some difficulty, and left behind him a very great fame, not only among the Romans, and with Caesar himself, but among his enemies also; then did the Jews catch up his dead body, and put the Romans to flight again, and shut them up in the tower of Antonia.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

And some years pass during which he plays a pitiful comedy to himself in solitude on his island, justifying his actions by intrigues and lies when the justification is no longer needed, and displaying to the whole world what it was that people had mistaken for strength as long as an unseen hand directed his actions.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

It was one of those head-gears of composite order, in which we can find traces of the bearskin, shako, billycock hat, sealskin cap, and cotton nightcap; one of those poor things, in fine, whose dumb ugliness has depths of expression, like an imbecile's face.
— from Madame Bovary: A Tale of Provincial Life, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Gustave Flaubert

From that time onwards Ferrier continued to write on philosophic or literary topics until his death, and many of these writings were first published in the famous magazine.
— from James Frederick Ferrier by Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane

To tell you the truth, ladies, which I was afraid to let you know before, lest it might endanger your lives, my wife has just now the small-pox come out upon her; do not be frightened; but pray be gone, ladies; you shall not stay here in danger of your lives; pray get you gone, ladies.
— from William Wycherley [Four Plays] by William Wycherley

And Villiers has also written: "When the forehead alone contains the existence of a man, that man is enlightened only from above his head; then his jealous shadow, prostrate under him, draws him by the feet, that it may drag him down into the invisible."
— from Ivory, Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker

The others, whose hands were on the rope, tightened it on the instant, and with a yell of triumph hauled the lashing, fighting demon upon the rocks, where he struggled gasping until he died.
— from White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien

Quite calmly Kate watched him work himself into a passion, until he declared that he had other reasons more important than the ten shillings a week for wishing to have Mr. Lennox staying in the house.
— from A Mummer's Wife by George Moore

In a Morning there is no passing thro' any part of the Town, without being Hemm'd and Yelp'd after by these Locusts from the Windows of Taverns, where they post themselves at the most convenient Views, to observe such Passengers as they have but the least knowledge of; and if a Person be in the greatest haste, going upon extraordinary Occasions, or not caring to vitiate his Palate before Dinner, and so attempts an Escape, then, like a Pack of Hounds, they join in full Cry after him, and the Landlord is detach'd upon his Dropsical Pedestals, or else a more nimble-footed Drawer is at your Heels, bawling out, Sir, Sir, 'tis your old Friend Mr. Swallow, who wants you upon particular Business .
— from The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money by Thomson, John, active 1732

But, as usual, he didnt follow up the idea.
— from Getting Married by Bernard Shaw