He’s a very remarkable person.”
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Vienna, Rainer Papyri L.P. 21-9 (4th cent.).
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod

Now, at the Panthéon, at the Val-de-Grâce, and at the Barrière de Grenelle were situated the domiciles of the three very redoubtable prowlers of the barriers, Kruideniers, alias Bizarro, Glorieux, an ex-convict, and Barre-Carosse, upon whom the attention of the police was directed by this incident.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

31 In all levies, a just preference was given to the climates of the North over those of the South: the race of men born to the exercise of arms was sought for in the country rather than in cities; and it was very reasonably presumed, that the hardy occupations of smiths, c
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

“Valuable?” returned Pencroft.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

The formation of it no doubt belonged to a very remote period.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

Throughout the completely evolved man of the far distant future, the deep and broad river will have overflowed all its banks, it will have inundated and completely overwhelmed the animal-human nature of the individual through whom it flows, as the whole volume of the vast reservoir pours itself out.
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

Story of, 298 –328; Saga put into verse by Tegnér, 298 ; birth of, 304 ; son of Thorsten, 304 ; Angurvadel, sword of, 243 ; Völund ring, possesses, 307 ; loves Ingeborg, 305 ; home of, 306 ; sues for hand of Ingeborg, 307 ; suit of rejected, 308 ; Ingeborg’s brothers ask aid of, 309 ; meets Ingeborg in temple, 310 ; tries to make terms with Kings, 311 ; journey to Orkney Islands, 312 ; in tempest, 312 ; fights Atlé, 315 ; visits Angantyr, 316 ; returns to Framnäs, 317 ; goes into exile, 319 ; becomes a pirate, 319 ; visits Sigurd Ring, 320 ; Ingeborg recognises, 321 ; loyalty of, 323 ; rebuilds temple, 327 ; marries Ingeborg, 325 , 327 ; comparison, 363 Fro.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

They are connected by many threads with the old law-books ( smṛitis ) and the Vedas, representing probably a development of older works of the same class.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

It was a very remarkable performance—very remarkable.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

' 'Your lawyer, Mr Boffin,' returned Lightwood, making a very short note of it with a very rusty pen, 'has the gratification of taking the instruction.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

271,803 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use……… 33,637 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)…………………….. 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent)……………………….. 12.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit…………………….. 2.76 Persons per renter-occupied unit…………………….
— from The 1990 United States Census by United States. Bureau of the Census

He thanked me; and Aleck left the office, and, profiting by my advice, went to the plough, and has made a fortune, and a very respectable position for himself; but from that day forward, not a member of the family has ever been my friend.
— from The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by W. H. (William Henry) Sparks

No one who considers the life and reign of Richard II. can fail to observe, and in some measure to understand, the very remarkable personal affection which he inspired in the people, especially the people of London, whose loyalty he rewarded so shamefully.
— from Mediæval London, Volume 1: Historical & Social by Walter Besant

Other relics of a very recent past are a species of convex crowns which were put round the heads of babies when they were considered capable of rising to their feet, and were accordingly emancipated from the basket.
— from Spontaneous Activity in Education by Maria Montessori

The chief Ironbeard on this occasion was one Gudbrand, a very rugged peasant; who, says Snorro, was like a king in that district.
— from Early Kings of Norway by Thomas Carlyle