The Englishwoman, moving her eyebrows vigorously, uttered rapidly a long sentence in English.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

She was about two years older than I, a very handsome, fine-looking girl but, as I had then fancied, upon rather a larger scale than quite suited my taste.
— from Laura Middleton; Her Brother and her Lover by Anonymous

They had been arrested for having robbed, on the Uxbridge road, a learned sergeant-at-law, Sir Thomas Davenport, who swore positively to both.
— from Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 1 From the twelfth to the eighteenth century by Arthur Griffiths

When Elizabeth and David should come back for the first vacation of their college year, the house would be under roof at least, so that warm red tiles and sharp gable-lines would be reflected in the pool on the lawn.
— from The Pool of Stars by Cornelia Meigs

The company filled up rapid, and last Sunday we went to the meetin house in full uniform.
— from The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 2: War by Artemus Ward

In order to have his usurpation recognized as lawful succession, Erwig found himself obliged to make some concessions to the clergy, and accordingly he handed the Jews over to them as victims.
— from History of the Jews, Vol. 3 (of 6) by Heinrich Graetz

This is a lesson for us ruder and less subtle spirits.
— from Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade