Ay; that is any declaration by writing, or even word of mouth is sufficient; then let 'em demur if they dare.
— from The Lame Lover: A Comedy in Three Acts by Samuel Foote

tador's sword, Felix doubted his ability to land his projectile upon the back of the buck at just the right second, and make it stick there long enough to frighten the valiant old fellow.
— from Rocky Mountain Boys; Or, Camping in the Big Game Country by St. George Rathborne

“I mean it,” said the lieutenant earnestly.
— from Carl the Trailer by Harry Castlemon

"Your Lordship," continued Sandford, "was mistaken in supposing that Lady Elmwood left a will, she left none."
— from A Simple Story by Mrs. Inchbald

"But—but when she looks at me, I seem to lose everything—speech, power to move, even power to think," gasped Helen.
— from Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies; Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace by Alice B. Emerson

“Persuade him, if you can, madam,” I said, “to leave Epsom and go home.
— from The Chaplain of the Fleet by James Rice

And yet marriage is still the least evil amongst the unions of the man and woman; it can and ought to grow continually better and increase human happiness; which is for me the highest and truest end of progress.
— from The art of taking a wife by Paolo Mantegazza

And glad I was, when, halting by yon gate That leads from the green lane, once more I saw These lofty elm-trees.
— from The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 (of 8) by William Wordsworth