elonged to the Gurjara stock, kinsmen or allies of the Huns who entered India about the sixth century of our era, and founded a kingdom in Rājputāna with its capital at Bhilmāl or Srīmāl, about fifty miles from Mount Ābu, xxxiii the scene of the regeneration of the Rājputs.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

Among the presents accepted by the queen there was probably a gold cross set with garnets, which her Majesty wore for a long time, and concealed in her bosom, took it out frequently and kissed it, remarking, that it was a present from a dear friend, and that sentiments were attached to it, although Struensee denies ever having seen this cross.
— from Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 2 (of 3) Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England by Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir

The villa is furnished and kept in repair by an ancient gardener and his wife.
— from The Lure of the Mask by Harold MacGrath

On such subjects he was prone to talk vaguely and magnificently, but inconsiderately, from a kindled imagination rather than a well-instructed judgment.
— from Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography by Washington Irving

The boy grasped the hand with which the Prince waved his farewell, and kissed it rapturously; and Charles, overcome at length by feelings he had repressed till then, threw his arms around the boy’s neck, and pressed him to his bosom.
— from Gerald Fitzgerald, the Chevalier: A Novel by Charles James Lever

And you'll say with me that the great business for a King is remembering people?
— from Magic A Fantastic Comedy by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

[965] In any case they are not to be traced until late in the period, and first, as might be expected for geographical reasons, in the fabrics found at Kameiros in Rhodes.
— from History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 1 (of 2) by H. B. (Henry Beauchamp) Walters

Fifteen hundred miles with not one bad mark—a perfect score for a kid is rather good, I think.
— from Letters of the Motor Girl by Ethellyn Gardner

Som. ), a manorial officer whose duty it is to see that fences are kept in repair, to look after the stock, and to impound stray cattle.
— from Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore by Elizabeth Mary Wright

After enjoying a feast prepared by the women of the company, and drinking to the health and happiness of friends and kindred in reverent silence, with faces toward the east, our guests bade us a final good-bye and godspeed.
— from The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Eliza Poor Donner Houghton