Nordboe was the first to emigrate from Gudbrandsdalen, a province from which actual immigration did not begin until sixteen years later.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

If sudden sickness or family trouble come to your friend whilst you are with her, unless you can really be useful , shorten your visit.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

But Ulysses said, "Young women, please to stand a little on one side that I may wash the brine from my shoulders and anoint myself with oil, for it is long enough since my skin has had a drop of oil upon it.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

Ilúkù (lukúa) ímung láwas arun masúd ka sa baril, Curl your body up so you can get into the barrel.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Nagatirnu ang ímung bág ug sanínà, Your bag and your dress match.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

“However,” returned the engineer, “your search has been unsuccessful, since you are only three, just as you went!”
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

Under the influence of Carrie's announcement he brightened up somewhat. “You didn't lose any time, did you?”
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

It never happens: said Dr. Slop, but the man’s wife may have come before her time naturally enough——Prithee has the child hair upon his head?—added Dr. Slop —— ——It is as hairy as I am; said Obadiah.——Obadiah had not been shaved for three weeks——Wheu - - u - - - - u - - - - - - - - cried my father; beginning the sentence with an exclamatory 264 whistle——and so, brother Toby, this poor Bull of mine, who is as good a Bull as ever p—ss’d, and might have done for Europa herself in purer times——had he but two legs less, might have been driven into Doctors Commons and lost his character——which to a Town Bull, brother Toby, is the very same thing as his life—— L—d! said my mother, what is all this story about?—— A C OCK and a B ULL , said Yorick ——And one of the best of its kind, I ever heard.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Moreover, as a warrant of your faith, your brother Ulfnoth shall yet tarry with me; and when I come to England to possess my crown, then will I yield him to you!”
— from The Knights of England, France, and Scotland by Henry William Herbert

Yet in most states children may not enter upon such work until they have reached the age of fourteen years, while some states prohibit boys under sixteen years from being employed in mines or in connection with dangerous machinery either in machine shops or elsewhere.
— from Child Labor in City Streets by Edward Nicholas Clopper

"You bid us spare your vision; Put faith in a life after death, Strive on toward some realm
— from The Red Conspiracy by Joseph J. Mereto

and that's e'en true, cummer,” said the lame hag, propping herself with a crutch which supported the shortness of her left leg, “for I mind when the father of this Master of Ravenswood that is now standing before us sticked young Blackhall with his whinger, for a wrang word said ower their wine, or brandy, or what not: he gaed in as light as a lark, and he came out wi' his feet foremost.
— from The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott

A vigorous tree, well treated, yields balsam for 30 years in succession, and if then allowed to rest 5 or 6 years can be used several years longer.
— from A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumery Comprising directions for making all kinds of perfumes, sachet powders, fumigating materials, dentrifices, cosmetics, etc., etc., with a full account of the volatile oils, balsams, resins, and other natural and artificial perfume-substances, including the manufacture of fruit ethers, and tests of their purity by C. (Carl) Deite

"He bids us speed you to the feast."
— from Robin Hood by Paul Creswick

she exclaimed, staring about her; and I had never seen a woman's eyes so brown under such yellow hair.
— from The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

You are returned for ... true, your health declines; True, Chambery 's a bleak unkindly spot; You 'd choose one fitter for your final lodge— Veneria, or Moncaglier—ay, that's close
— from The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning Cambridge Edition by Robert Browning

My mother and my good brother Urbain send you many friendly messages.
— from Charles Gounod Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Charles Gounod