New York seemed much farther off than Samarkand, and if they were indeed to help each other she was rendering what might prove the first of their mutual services by making him look at his native city objectively.
— from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come to the unity of the faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love."
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

“My first impressions were favorable to the minister; I said to myself that a minister is never loved, but that with the genius this one was said to have he would eventually triumph over his enemies and would make himself feared, which in my opinion is much more to be desired than to be loved----” D’Artagnan made a sign with his head which indicated that he entirely approved that doubtful maxim.
— from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas

Thus Bharat spoke: and hero bands Of men with weapons in their hands Entered the tangled forest: then A spire of smoke appeared in ken.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

There were three eunuchs who were in the highest esteem with the king, as was plain by the offices they were in about him; for one of them was appointed to be his butler, another of them got his supper ready for him, and the third put him into bed, and lay down by him.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

Sir Charles Baskerville was in the habit every night before going to bed of walking down the famous yew alley of Baskerville Hall.
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

As they originally existed they were indifferent to human endeavors.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

When I told him every detail he gave it up and thought only of saving his own skin.”
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

When Mr. Bateman expressed surprise, and told him that his friends generally were ignorant that he entertained such sentiments, he gave this answer quickly: "I know they are: I am obliged to appear different to them."
— from The Life of Abraham Lincoln, from His Birth to His Inauguration as President by Ward Hill Lamon

Almost everything he saw was indifferent to him excepting a kind word from the lips of the Emperor, whom he regarded as great above all other men, whom he feared as Destiny incarnate, and to whom he felt himself bound as intimately as the flower to the tree, the blossom that must die when the stem is broken, on which it flaunts as an ornament and a grace.
— from The Emperor — Volume 04 by Georg Ebers

The most interesting of his works is the Historical Essay on the Races of Africa ( Essai historique sur les Races de l'Afrique , 1845).
— from Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899 Volume LIV, No. 5, March 1899 by Various

Amid the crashing of branches and the roar of the wind it was impossible to hear each other speak and sleep was out of the question.
— from Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews

I can tell you that this two-moon night, glorious as it was, was no more beautiful than a night under a single moon on this ancient and familiar Earth might be—if you will imagine that human evil has been cleared away, and that our own people have started at last on the greatest of all explorations, themselves.
— from Angel's Egg by Edgar Pangborn

However, I hauled in nearer the shore that I might talk to them, and I found they run along the shore by me a good way: I observed they had no weapons in their hands, except one, who had a long slender stick, which Xury said was a lance, and that they would throw, them a great way with good aim; so I kept at a distance, but talked with them by signs as well as I could; and particularly made signs for something to eat; they beckoned to me to stop my boat, and they would fetch me some meat.
— from The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808) by Daniel Defoe

Does the mother know which is the head end of the egg?
— from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp

As I passed the churchyard two half-white women emerged from a house near by, and when they saw me they called to some men who were in the house “E ka haole!” which means, “Oh, the white man!”
— from My First Mission by George Q. (George Quayle) Cannon

When I told him exactly what had happened and repeated the words that Natalie spoke, he was much interested in his own nebulous way, and said that it was delightful to meet with an example of a good Christian, such as my wife had been, who actually saw something of Heaven before she had gone there.
— from When the World Shook Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

She had been sitting listless, probably thinking of nothing at all, or nothing in particular, when, in turning her eyes round, and finding that she could see nothing of the paintings, she began to study me.
— from A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould