But the answer which he received from government quieted his fears: it stated that Captain Nelson was a very good officer, and needed to be under no apprehension, for he would assuredly be supported.
— from The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson by Robert Southey

To be sure, all power is in the captain, and the officers hold their authority only during his will; and the men are liable to be called upon for any service; yet, by breaking in upon these usages, many difficulties have occurred on board ship, and even come into courts of justice, which are perfectly unintelligible to any one not acquainted with the universal nature and force of these customs.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

According to her prognostications, I found Miss Murray in her favourite field just without the park; and, unfortunately, not alone; for the tall, stately figure of Mr. Hatfield was slowly sauntering by her side.
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

Object clauses of result with ut or ut nôn are found after verbs of effecting or bringing about .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Object clauses of result with ut or ut nōn are found after verbs of effecting or bringing about .
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Further off, and more towards the right hand, we saw five other islands, large and mountainous, in which much fire was burning; but directly before us was a spacious flat island, distant from us not above five hundred furlongs: and approaching somewhat near unto it, a wonderful fragrant air breathed upon us, of a most sweet and delicate smell, such as Herodotus, the story-writer, saith ariseth out of Arabia the happy, consisting of a mixture of roses, daffodils, gillyflowers, lilies, violets, myrtles, bays, and blossoms of vines: such a dainty odoriferous savour was conveyed unto us.
— from Lucian's True History by of Samosata Lucian

But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if its soul in that one word he did outpour Nothing farther then he uttered; not a feather then he fluttered— Till I scarcely more than muttered: "Other friends have flown before— On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before."
— from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Object clauses of result with ut or ut nōn are found after verbs of effecting or bringing about.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

uksu n acronym for OXO, a gang of Visayan hoodlums in Manila.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

He is here with us now and forever, in Actual Spirit Communion!
— from Mystic Christianity; Or, The Inner Teachings of the Master by William Walker Atkinson

He persevered until night, and found that the ground was marshy, intersected with canals, and that operations in this direction were not practicable.
— from The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 1 (of 2) by Hazard Stevens

I was under no apprehension for the safety of the vessel; and, therefore, ordered all on board to go on shore to attend divine service, except the master and one man.
— from Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Rev. Samuel Marsden, of Paramatta, Senior Chaplain of New South Wales; and of His Early Connexion with the Missions to New Zealand and Tahiti by Samuel Marsden

Sanford H. Cobb, in his work The Rise of Religious Liberty in America , quotes the law as follows: "No other religion shall be publicly admitted in New Netherland except the Reformed, as it is at present preached and practised by public authority in the United Netherlands; and for this purpose the [Dutch West India] Company shall provide and maintain good and suitable preachers, schoolmasters, and comforters of the sick (Ziekentrooster)."
— from American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by F. (Friedrich) Bente

“What kind of grammar was that you just used—‘ near as far ’?
— from Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall; Or, The Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Annie Roe Carr

He says he has likewise ordered two of the most desperate fellows in the whole island to accompany us; adding, in a sort of whisper, that we need be under no apprehension, for that if any person should presume to impose upon us a single baiocc, [25] they would certainly put him to death.
— from A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla by Leigh Hunt

He has left us now, and for the last time.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 12 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

Monsignor Spada listened attentively, and then said that he understood nothing about financial matters, but that on principle he was in favour of having the administration of all the Church’s property kept entirely at home, as in the time of Pius IX.
— from Cæsar or Nothing by Pío Baroja

He had not spoken until now, and Ferdinand had wished to note the accent.
— from Aunt Rachel A Rustic Sentimental Comedy by David Christie Murray