Within was a small, square room, in which the three of us could hardly get at one time.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

As a motto to the portion of his poem that treats of Upper Canada he
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

This house and the surrounding grounds constituted Springfield Park, the original Upper Canadian home of Mr. John Mills Jackson, an English gentleman, formerly of Downton in Wiltshire, who emigrated hither prior to 1806; but finding public affairs managed in a way which he deemed not satisfactory, he returned to England, where he published a pamphlet addressed to the King, Lords and Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, entitled, "A View of the Political Situation of the Province," a brochure that made a stir in Upper Canada, if not in England, the local House of Assembly voting it a libel.
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

The three of us could hide comfortably behind the velvet chimney-mantle, and observe all that should happen in the room.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

But consider all those other unknown, concealed happinesses, which a poor man hath (I call them unknown, because they be not acknowledged in the world's esteem, or so taken)
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

In the submissive way of one long accustomed to obey under coercion, he ate and drank what they gave him to eat and drink, and put on the cloak and other wrappings, that they gave him to wear.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

For Christ’s sake think of us!” cried his wife, referring to the rumors of war and the enemy.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

The people at large must feel the conviction, as well as admit the abstract logic, of human equality; [5] the Negro, for the first time in the world’s history, brought in full contact with high civilization, must prove his title first to all that is demanded for him; in the teeth of unequal chances, he must prove himself equal to the mass of those who oppress him—therefore, absolutely superior to his apparent fate, and to their relative ability.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

Also, Abe, if ever they open up Charlottenberg Heights overlooking beautiful Lake Hundekehlen as per plat filed in the office of the register of Brandenburg County, y'understand, there'll be a Helfferich Place, a Liebknecht Avenue, and even a Bebel Terrace maybe, but in twenty years from now a German real-estater wouldn't be able even to give away lots free for nothing on any Hindenberg Street or Hindenberg Avenue, not if he was [Pg 47] to throw in a two-family house with portable garage complete."
— from Worrying Won't Win by Montague Glass

"With the attack from the outside timed right, I think the three of us can handle it," said Dark.
— from Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles L. Fontenay

Because, though of unusual character, he had sinned, "for all have sinned" (Rom. 3:23); and sin once committed can only be atoned for by blood, "apart from shedding of blood there is no remission" (Heb. 9:22), and there is no blood of atonement in a noble character.
— from God's Plan with Men by T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin

Encystment, the excretion of a membrane around the cell to tide over unfavourable circumstances, has been noted in almost all species.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

That he and Roger were the objects under consideration he had not the slightest doubt, for several times one or the other pointed toward the spot where they stood.
— from The Pioneer Boys of the Columbia; or, In the Wilderness of the Great Northwest by St. George Rathborne

He managed the finances so well, that, without oppressive taxes or unjust confiscations, he always had means for the construction of roads, bridges, and aqueducts; for loans to persons whose estates had been injured by earthquakes or tempests; and for public buildings in Rome and all the provinces.
— from A Manual of Ancient History by M. E. (Mary Elsie) Thalheimer

At that time only unauthorized Congregations had been suppressed.
— from The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906 by J. Napier (Jane Napier) Brodhead

Young, eager, brave, he never fell into the fault some of the other Union commanders had of overestimating the enemy.
— from The Tree of Appomattox by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler