this bird is very noysey when flying which is dose exttreemly swift the motion of the wing is much like that of kildee it has two notes one like the squaking of a small pig only on reather a high kee, and the other kit'-tee'- kit'-tee'—as near as letters can express the sound—the beak of the female is black and the black and quaker colour of the male in her is yellowish brown mixed with dove colour H2 anchor
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

"Well, I declare, Ellen!" said that young lady, whose wandering eye was upon everything but Ellen herself, "ain't you as fine as a fiddle?
— from The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner

“It was your knife,” suggested T. X. “But my hand was in Durazzo, Effendi,” said the Turk.
— from The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace

It matters not, though the fireside of the home sheds forth a radiance in which is blended paternal love, health and happiness, for, if woman is denied equal suffrage, then this queen of the household, perforce, becomes a moral slave.
— from The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition by Arthur M. (Arthur Morrow) Lewis

"The men were in deadly earnest, since the example of Artigas seems to have inspired even [170] the most depraved with a spark from his own fire.
— from Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 2 (of 2) by C. Reginald (Charles Reginald) Enock

There had been a series of storms and cold weather in Deepdale, ever since the girls had returned from the logging camp.
— from The Outdoor Girls in Florida; Or, Wintering in the Sunny South by Laura Lee Hope

Out at the gate the Consul eyed her carriage with intense disfavour, especially Sawwâb the eunuch, who stood ready at the door.
— from Veiled Women by Marmaduke William Pickthall