He urged General Oglethorpe to give the world his Life.
— from Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood by James Boswell

Heyne, with his usual good taste, observes that the subject was too horrid for the shield of Aencas, (tom. iii.
— 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

In the War of the Spanish Succession, when the control of Spain was the military object, while the French depended upon a cruising war against commerce, the navies of England and Holland, unopposed, guarded the coasts of the peninsula, blocked the port of Toulon, forced the French succors to cross the Pyrenees, and by keeping open the sea highway, neutralized the geographical nearness of France to the seat of war.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

As he came near he called out, "Hurry up, general; we have got the railroad!"
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

This rantipole hero had for some time singled out the blooming Katrina for the object of his uncouth gallantries, and though his amorous toyings were something like the gentle caresses and endearments of a bear, yet it was whispered that she did not altogether discourage his hopes.
— from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Depositing his unemptied glass he went out and walked up and down the street.
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Human uses give to works of art their highest expression and charm.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

Dickens, as we have seen, was disappointed in America and vented his displeasure in outrageous criticism; but Thackeray, with his usual good breeding, saw only the best side of his generous entertainers, and in both his public and private utterances emphasized the virtues of the new land, whose restless energy seemed to fascinate him.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

There stood fine hyacinths under glass bells, and there stood strong-stemmed peonies; there grew water plants, some so fresh, others half sick, the water-snakes lay down on them, and black crabs pinched their stalks.
— from Andersen's Fairy Tales by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

Tom, meanwhile, had shown no disposition to rely on any one but himself, though, with a natural sensitiveness toward all indications of favorable opinion, he was glad to see his uncle Glegg look in on him sometimes in a friendly way during business hours, and glad to be invited to dine at his house, though he usually preferred declining on the ground that he was not sure of being punctual.
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

His uncertainty gave way to grim and vigorous speech.
— from The Lone Ranger Rides by Fran Striker

Whether owing to one or both of these causes, but as Comberback was sitting as usual at the foot of a bed, in the hospital, in the midst of one of his talks, and surrounded by his usual gaping auditors, the door suddenly opened, and in came two or three gentlemen, his friends, looking in vain some time for their man, amid the uniform dresses.
— from Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. 2 (of 2) by William Howitt

"Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift!"
— from Elijah the Tishbite. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. V by Charles Henry Mackintosh

," said her uncle, "go and call Andrew.
— from A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda M. Douglas

In early times, the crystalline lens was thought to be best qualified for this office; but this substance, though situated in the middle of the eye, which Baptista Porta thought to be the proper centre of observation, had universally given place to the better founded pretensions of the retina: and, from the time of Kepler, few ventured to dispute its claim to that office, till M. Mariotte was led, from some curious circumstances, to think that vision was not performed by the retina, but by the choroid coat.
— from Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Thomas Garnett

"Thank you, aunt; and I hope Uncle Gregory will let me come and see you often.
— from Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various

Iubdan is now convinced, but Eisirt puts him under geise , the bond of chivalry which no Irish chieftain can repudiate without being shamed, to go himself, as Eisirt has done, to the palace of Fergus and taste the king's porridge.
— from Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston

The innkeeper, whose many misdeeds made him loath to offend his unwelcome guest, to whom they were well known, told him that the people were searching high and low for him, and that they had now come to the conclusion that he had left the island.
— from The Princess Galva: A Romance by David Whitelaw

"R.P. has been telephoning in, in the usual fever of haste, to have us get out there.
— from Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond