A dim uneasy sentiment about Rebecca filled her mind already; and although they kissed each other most tenderly at parting, yet we know what jealousy is; and Mrs. Amelia possessed that among other virtues of her sex.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

when Miss Barker died, their profits and income were found to be such that Miss Betty was justified in shutting up shop and retiring from business.
— from Cranford by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

The "politically correct" movement for mandatory multilingual teaching in US schools and respect for the various subcultures is a disaster for the future of this country (as it already is in Europe).
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Dept., U. S. A. Right from the Shoulder Dear Editor: I know for a fact that Astounding Stories is the best Science Fiction magazine on the stands.
— from Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various

“They must learn from the beginning to labour, run, carry weights, and bear the sun and dust; to use sparing and rustic food, sometimes to live in the open air and sometimes in tents; then to practise the use of arms.”
— from The Story of the British Army by Charles Cooper King

I asked an Australian the other day how it was that he and his mates had struck up such a remarkable friendship with some of these [Pg 152]
— from Letters from France by C. E. W. (Charles Edwin Woodrow) Bean

Ere we be, come to say 'ow glad we are t' see you come up smilin' an' ready for more after Fate ketchin' ye a perishin' wallop as we all thought 'ad doubled ye up till the day o' doom.
— from The Definite Object: A Romance of New York by Jeffery Farnol

The United States alone raises four-fifths of the corn and uses three-fourths of the caoutchouc of the world.
— from Creative Chemistry: Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson

“Show the lady up,” said Armstrong recklessly, for, whoever it might be, it would rid him of his visitors.
— from The Tiger Lily by George Manville Fenn

Jacob Baumler, the founder of the Zoar community of the United States, a religious fanatic, had a very marked asymmetry of the face and the [Pg 179] mind of a degenerate.
— from Degeneracy: Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. (Eugene Solomon) Talbot

During the Tongking troubles the question of the cathedral was allowed to rest, but no sooner was peace assured than the Court again became restless, and with renewed urgency sought a remedy for its grievance.
— from The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. 2 (of 2) As Illustrated in the Career of Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., D.C.L., Many Years Consul and Minister in China and Japan by Alexander Michie

"You ought to be undressed, scrubbed, and ready for the anaesthetic yourself."
— from The Penalty by Gouverneur Morris