Signs might be seen on the outside of buildings telling of the location of republican clubs, unpopular officials were hooted in the streets, the newspapers were intemperate in their criticism of the government, and a campaign was carried on openly which aimed at changing from a monarchy to a democracy, without any apparent molestation from the authorities.
— from Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Austin Craig

And as to my father's being absent, it is so far from an objection, that I consider it rather as a motive; for the expectation of his return must be a very anxious period to my mother; and if we can be the means of amusing that anxiety, and keeping up her spirits for the next few weeks, I shall think our time very well spent, and so, I am sure, will he.
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

From Pallas's account of the modern practice, which is substantially the same, these cakes are also made from the leavings of distillation in making milk-arrack.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

Opis is a village and a mart for the surrounding places.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

The Cæsar had rejected, with abhorrence, a mandate for the levy of an extraordinary tax; a new superindiction, which the præfect had offered for his signature; and the faithful picture of the public misery, by which he had been obliged to justify his refusal, offended the court of Constantius.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Cneius Cornelius Scipio Calvus, after the defeat of his brother P. Cornelius Scipio, in the year B.C. 211, by the forces of Asdrubal and Mago, fled to a tower at this spot, which was set fire to by the troops of Asdrubal, and he perished in the flames.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

And when her husband returns from his journey, she should receive him at first in her ordinary clothes, so that he may know in what way she has lived during his absence, and should bring to him some presents, as also materials for the worship of the Deity.
— from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks by Vatsyayana

And as Minutius Felix, the Roman consul, told that insulting Coriolanus, drunk with his good fortunes, look not for that success thou hast hitherto had; [3576] It never yet happened to any man since the beginning of the world, nor ever will, to have all things according to his desire, or to whom fortune was never opposite and adverse.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

This book took shape as a manuscript from the fourteenth to fifteenth century, according to Skene.
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

There was an answering murmur from the far corner of the apartment, and with a couple of quick strides I was standing beside her where she crouched among the furs and silks upon an ancient carved wooden seat.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

When about a mile from the first tee, I saw Harding.
— from John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Frederick Upham Adams

The imminent danger from which Nelson had extricated himself soon became apparent; the Monarch touched immediately upon a shoal, over which she was pushed by the Ganges taking her amid-ships; the Glatton went clear; but the other two, the Defiance and the Elephant , grounded [436] about a mile from the Trekroner , and there remained fixed for many hours in spite of all the exertions of their wearied crews.
— from Fifty-two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar. by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles

Of the deific peaks dim escalade, My soul with anguish and recoil Doth like a city in an earthquake rock, As at my feet the abyss is cloven then, With deeper menace than for other men, Of my potential cousinship with mire; That all my conquered skies do grow a hollow mock, My fearful powers retire, No longer strong, Reversing the shook banners of their song.
— from New Poems by Francis Thompson

A coast-guardsman says that, on the night or rather morning in question, he was approaching a little cove on the shore, not above a mile from the scene of the tragedy, with an eye upon what seemed to be two fishermen preparing to launch their boat, when he saw a third man come running down the steep slope from the pastures above, and jump into the stern of it.
— from Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald

Above all, men feel the denial of their personality in the organisation of industry itself.
— from Church and Nation The Bishop Paddock Lectures for 1914-15 by William Temple

Therewith he called for the sleeping-cup, and it was drunk, and all men fared to bed.
— from The Roots of the Mountains Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbours, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms by William Morris

The headstones tell the story. Grave-grasses grow at Blakeney Sea pansies, sedge, and rosemary; Frail fronds thrust forth in dim dank air, A message from those lying there: Wan leaves of memory.
— from The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees

Arrangements are made for three meals a day, the train stopping at stations convenient for the purpose, and notice being given half-an-hour before.
— from Reminiscences of Travel in Australia, America, and Egypt by Tangye, Richard, Sir