The effect of this was magical: the words, intended as a mark of civility, were received as a flattering compliment; her countenance brightened up, and from that moment she became as gracious and benign as heart could wish—in outward semblance at least.
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

So we came down this road; when we meet other ways—not always were we sure that they were roads at all, for they be neglect and light snow have fallen—the horses know and they only.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker

The said church hath been since increased with a new choir, and side chapels by Sir William Walworth, stock-fishmonger, mayor, sometime servant to the said John Lofkin: also the tomb of Lofkin was removed, and a flat stone of grey marble garnished with plates of copper laid on him, as it yet remaineth in the body of the church.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

At eight o’clock in the morning the “Bonadventure” set sail, and ran rapidly towards North Mandible Cape, for the wind was right astern and freshening rapidly.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

They are afforded in abundance by all doctrines which recognise as a fact in morals the existence of conflicting considerations; which all doctrines do, that have been believed by sane persons.
— from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

The weapon they commonly use in their controversies is that of authorities: they strike each other with it, and whoever is drawn into the fray will do well not to defend himself with reason and arguments; for against a weapon of this kind they are like horned Siegfrieds, immersed in a flood of incapacity for thinking and judging.
— from Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur Schopenhauer

The cry of 'quarter twain' did not really take his mind from his talk, but his trained faculties instantly photographed the bearings, noted the change of depth, and laid up the important details for future reference without requiring any assistance from him in the matter.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

That was really an apology for keeping him out there.
— from Plays by Susan Glaspell

And partridges when they are pursued with their young let them fly on, and, contriving their safety, themselves fly so near the sportsmen as to be almost caught, and then wheel round, and again fly back and make the sportsmen hope to catch them, till at last, having thus provided for the safety of their young, they lead the sportsmen on a long way.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

“Yes; he was running away, and fell down, and the beasts came to look at him,” said Dengate, laughing.
— from Quicksilver: The Boy With No Skid to His Wheel by George Manville Fenn

He told me that few necessaries were required; and, as for the expense of my journey, he would lend me money, sufficient not only for that purpose, but also to maintain me comfortably in London until I should procure a warrant for my provision on board of some ship.
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

He pleaded also the greatness of his charge, the greatness of taxes, the badness of the times, and the great losses that he had by many of his customers; some of which died in his debt, others were run away, and for many that were alive he never expected a farthing from them.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan

It was commonly used as a frame about a window or group of windows, and is very effective, especially when used, as it frequently was, relieved against a flat wall surface. VII.
— from The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 01, No. 01, January 1895 The Gothic Palaces of Venice by Various

A straight line is the supreme act of cruelty; is intent without reprieve, ambush and final judgement; Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end, (bullet-to-victim); the scroll of credits, a squadron of lines; the banding of speech, a geology of sound; the blade tilt of horizon that bloodies a sun; is gravity compressed and a disk flung wide, is flatness departing life to nothing - spear cast on a plain at sunset.
— from Deadly Pollen by Stephen Oliver

Thomas de la Marche, with all the confidence of virtue, boldly denied the charge; it was repeated, and again flung back in the accuser’s face; opprobrious epithets were interchanged, and a challenge to mortal combat was given and accepted.
— from The History of Chivalry; Or, Knighthood and Its Times, Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles Mills

The transient favor she showed him was regarded as a feminine caprice, one of the fancies characteristic of artist souls.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

In the Millennial Age the creed-formers will feel like adding a postscript to their work, reading about as follows:
— from Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7: The Finished Mystery by C. T. (Charles Taze) Russell

The rooms were furnished with rare and antique furniture and were so tastefully arranged as to astonish and please even Bernard, who had been accustomed from childhood to choice, luxuriant magnificence.
— from Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel by Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs