Some words are indeed doubtful, being spelled differently by different authors of equal authority; but those are few; and in those cases every man has his option, because he may plead his authority either way; but where there is but one right way, as in the two words above mentioned, it is unpardonable and ridiculous for a gentleman to miss it; even a woman of tolerable education would despise and laugh at a lover, who sent her an ill-spelled billet-doux .
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

[Clark, July 19, 1804] July 19th after breakfast which was on a rosted Ribs of a Deer a little and a little Coffee I walked on Shore intending only to Keep up with the Boat, Soon after I got on Shore, Saw Some fresh elk Sign, which I was induced to prosue those animals by their track to the hills after assending and passing thro a narrow Strip of wood Land, Came Suddenly into an open and bound less Prarie, I Say bound less because I could not See the extent of the plain in any Derection, the timber appeared to be confined to the River Creeks & Small branches, this Prarie was Covered with grass about 18 Inches or 2 feat high and contained little of any thing else, except as before mentioned on the River Creeks &c, This prospect was So Sudden & entertaining that I forgot the object of my prosute and turned my attention to the Variety which presented themselves to my view after continueing on this rise for Some minits, I deturmined to make my course to a line of woods to S. E. I found in this wood a butifull Streem of running water, in prosuing it down Several others Joined it and at 3 miles fell into the river between 2 clifts, I went up & under one clift of dark rich Clay for 1/2 me.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

But they did pass away, and Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, with their four children, did at length appear at Longbourn.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Duncan, a little at a loss in what manner to proceed, remained silent; but the scout, who had listened attentively to all that passed, now advanced steadily to the front.
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

The wrestler dropped at last; and Alan, leaping back to get his distance, ran upon the others like a bull, roaring as he went.
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

They walked and walked for a half a day at least and at last they came to the town called the City of Simple Simons.
— from The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Y mirad en derredor And look around at los sepulcros de los más the tombs of most de ellos. of them.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

I mean, learning to ride as I've done, and leading an active life, and all that."
— from In Brief Authority by F. Anstey

She looked as dainty and lovely as a little princess now, as she tripped along by the side of her handsome, stately husband.
— from Laurel Vane; or, The Girls' Conspiracy by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

Whoever would see them in their truest, every-day garb—of dress and manners—upon occasions and amid scenes, where refined disguises are laid aside, and life appears with the least sophistication possible in our state of society; should walk among them without equipage and in very plain clothes; call in at their houses—partake of their meals—nay, find some excuse for tarrying a day or two at one place—enter their schools, and their public meetings—see them at their work—and hold "various talk" with them.
— from The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. I., No. 8, April, 1835 by Various

She died at last, after a long night of unconsciousness, without a word or look that brought them near.
— from The Shadow of Life by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Presently, I heard the rushing of a mighty wind, and as the whirl-blast swept over the desert, clouds of sand were driven before it, and I was lifted off my feet, and carried along the tide of dust as lightly as a leaf is whirled onward through the air.
— from The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2) by Susanna Moodie

The building was large, the underground rooms and passage-ways numerous, the doors all locked, and as long as the boys could keep their enemies from learning their exact whereabouts, there was little danger of capture.
— from Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho by Harry Castlemon

Dunstan also looked, and a low sound of gladness came from his fierce lips.
— from Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

The king had either deposited these volumes for security with the Abbot, or, what seems not improbable, had no established collection which could be deemed a library, and, as leisure or curiosity stimulated, commanded the loan of a volume.
— from Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli