'I will, my Lord; good night to your excellenza; let me attend you with the light.'
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe
LADY P: Is't true? MOS: Pursue them, and believe your eyes; Leave me, to make your gift.
— from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson
"When you know the secret, Raoul, your ears, like mine, will be full of lamentations.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Los comisionistas hacen ofertas luego a los exportadores, quienes, teniendo en cuenta los pedidos que han recibido, compran y envían la mercadería a su destino.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson
Tomorrow with your earliest Let me have speech with you.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
If I be so disgracious in your eye, Let me march on and not offend you, madam.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
“And has the duke escaped his gout this year?” enquired Lord Marney of Lady de Mowbray.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Compose yourself, senora, and endeavour to calm your excitement lest my lord find you agitated; and leave the rest to my care and God’s, who always supports good intentions.” Anselmo had with the deepest attention listened to and seen played out the tragedy of the death of his honour, which the performers acted with such wonderfully effective truth that it seemed as if they had become the realities of the parts they played.
— from The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Pitiless as you have been towards me, I now see compassion in your eyes; let me seize the favourable moment and persuade you to promise what I so ardently desire.”
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“Tell me, Min,” I said, making a last appeal; “do you love me—have you ever loved me?
— from She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson
And, by Gad, don't you ever come near me again with a request that I … don't you ever let me hear you threaten that you——" Allison's face was suffused before he finished, and Wickersham, astounded past utterance, slid from his chair away from that flourishing hand which had become a fist.
— from Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
You unpleasant wretch!" "Therefore," he said deliberately, "when you sentimentalize over the Belters and how they loved each other madly for several years after having bounced each other, your enthusiasm leaves me incredulous."
— from The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
"I would advise perfect repose of your every limb, my man," said Cuticle, addressing him; "the precision of an operation is often impaired by the inconsiderate restlessness of the patient.
— from White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War by Herman Melville
Can you tell me how soon you expect Lord Martindale?’
— from Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
Can you ever love me?
— from He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
"Not much what you expected, little mother, is it?" said Maurice, laughingly.
— from Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance by Cameron, H. Lovett, Mrs.
" "It must be very dreadful for you," exclaimed Lady Mabel.
— from Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
A small compact party of republicans, very ably led; nearly all young, enthusiastic, lawyers many of them, excellent speakers, excellent fighters at a pinch, too.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 15, Nos. 85-90, April 1872-September 1872 A Monthly Magazine by Various
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