Such duties, by rendering those commodities dearer, could serve only to sink the real value of the surplus produce of their own land, with which, or, what comes to the same thing, with the price of which those commodities are purchased.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

“But, child, dear child,” said the aunt, “be reasonable; can you invent a single objection?” “I have already, I think, told you a sufficient objection,” answered Sophia.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Against Repulse, Abuses, Injuries, Contempts, Disgraces, Contumelies, Slanders, Scoffs, &c. I may not yet conclude, think to appease passions, or quiet the mind, till such time as I have likewise removed some other of their more eminent and ordinary causes, which produce so grievous tortures and discontents: to divert all, I cannot hope; to point alone at some few of the chiefest, is that which I aim at.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

“Come, dearest child!” said Hester, encouragingly, and stretching out both her arms.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

After wearing and wasting her palpitating heart with every engine of regret that lonely inexperience could devise, common sense had illuminated her.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

Faded C. Louting C. Appellant C. Mouldy C. Discouraged C. Swagging C. Musty C. Surfeited C. Withered C. Paltry C. Peevish C. Broken-reined C. Senseless C. Translated C. Defective C. Foundered C. Forlorn C. Crestfallen C. Distempered C. Unsavoury C. Felled C. Bewrayed C. Worm-eaten C. Fleeted C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

The Comte de Chagny, standing up in his box, listened to all this frenzy and took part in it by loudly applauding.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

"The last time was——"—"I pray," said Adeline— (Who watch'd the changes of Don Juan's brow, And from its context thought she could divine Connexions stronger then he chose to avow
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

"Come, dearest child!" said Hester encouragingly, and stretching out both her arms.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The last time was——"—"I pray," said Adeline— (Who watched the changes of Don Juan's brow, And from its context thought she could divine Connections stronger than he chose to avow With this same legend)—"if you but design To jest, you'll choose some other theme just now, Because the present tale has oft been told, And is not much improved by growing old."
— from The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

“If you will come down,” Chigron said, “as soon as it is dark, I will give you provisions for some days, together with the peasants’ dresses I have prepared for you and the money Ameres committed to my charge.
— from The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

138 MAY 16 BREAKFAST LUNCHEON Blackberry jam Canapé St. Francis Buckwheat cakes Eggs Mirabel Rolls Sour schmorrbraten Coffee Noodles Roquefort cheese and crackers Coffee DINNER Consommé Tosca Lyon sausage and pimentos Crab meat in chafing dish Chicken sauté, Amphitian Timbale of rice, Créole Parisian potatoes Romaine salad Savarin au kirsch Demi tasse Eggs Mirabel.
— from The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book by Victor Hirtzler

"Have you a man named Richard Peveril aboard your craft?" demanded Captain Spillins.
— from The Copper Princess: A Story of Lake Superior Mines by Kirk Munroe

[731] These ideas find frequent expression in the works of Bunkim Chandra Chatterjee, Dinesh Chandra Sen and Sister Nivedita.
— from Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

“You knaw best, Will, dearie; you nearly allus knaw best; but your heart’s bigger ’n your pocket—an’ a li’l child do call so loud for the spendin’ o’ money.”
— from Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts

Lop, trim, clip, dock, cut short.
— from A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology by Richard Soule

" "If the capsize does come," said Jack, "it will be the end of us; we would be buried hundreds of fathoms under the ice.
— from Among the Esquimaux; or, Adventures under the Arctic Circle by Edward Sylvester Ellis