But it preaches nothing of the sort; its moral, so far as it can be said to have one, is that the spurious enthusiasm that is born of vanity and self-conceit, that is made an end in itself, not a means to an end, that acts on mere impulse, regardless of circumstances and consequences, is mischievous to its owner, and a very considerable nuisance to the community at large.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Intuitionism , Intuitive Morality , Positive Morality , Morality of Common Sense ); Dogmatic, fundamental assumption of, 101 , 200 , 201 ; three phases of, 102 , 103 ; a variety of, constituted by substituting for ‘right’ the notion ‘good,’ 105-107 ; Æsthetic, 228 , 392 ; Jural or Rational, 228-229 ‘ Intuitive’ or ‘ a priori ’ Morality generally used to mean Dogmatic Intuitionism or Morality of Common Sense, 101-102 Irrational choice—sometimes conscious and deliberate, 36 , 37-38 , 41-42 , 58 , 59 , 110 ; Socratic and Aristotelian view compared with modern view of, 59 note 1 Jural method of Ethics, 100-101 Just claims—arising from contract, 269 ; arising from natural and normal expectations, 269 , 270 , 270 note 1 ‘Justice,’ ‘justify,’ etc., uses of, 264 note 2, 270 , 286 , 442 [522] Justice, 20 , 99 , 264-294 passim , 349-352 , 355 , 440-448 passim ; or Equity, essence of, 496 ; specially difficult to define, 264 ; intuitional view of the definition of, 264 ; involves notion of distribution, 265 , 266 , 268 , 271 ; and Law, connexion between, 265 , 266 , 267 note 1; distinct from Order (or Law-observance), 265 ; and Equality, 266 , 267 , 267 note 1, 268 , 268 note 1, 279 , 285 note 1; and taxation, 266 , 266 note 1; Conservative and Ideal, 272-273 , 273 note 1, 274 , 293 , 294 ; Ideal, 273 , 274 , 293 , 294 , 444 , 445 ; Ideal, and Natural Eights, 274 , 275 ; Ideal, and Freedom, 278 , 279 ; Corrective, 281 ; Reparative, 281 , 282 , 281 note 1, 282 note 1, 293 ; Reparative and Retributive, distinguished, 282-283 , 282 note 2; and Free Will, 71 , 72 , 284 , 285 ; and ‘Equity’ or ‘Fairness,’ 285 , 286 ; Hume’s treatment of, 440 Kant, 6 , 7 , 11 note 1, 36 , 58 , 58 note 1, 209 , 210 , 210 note 1, 222 , 223 , 239 , 240 , 315 , 327 note 1, 366 , 385 , 386 , 386 note 1, 389-390 Note, 486 , Appendix 510 ; ( Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten )
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

We shall tell you, said the knights; this lord of this castle, his name is Sir Damas, and he is the falsest knight that liveth, and full of treason, and a very coward as any liveth, and he hath a younger brother, a good knight of prowess, his name is Sir Ontzlake; and this traitor Damas, the elder brother will give him no part of his livelihood, but as Sir Ontzlake keepeth thorough prowess of his hands, and so he keepeth from him a full fair manor and a rich, and therein Sir Ontzlake dwelleth worshipfully, and is well beloved of all people.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

“You are a very close questioner.”
— from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Then came a sudden pattering of bare feet, the sound of heavy objects being thrown about, a violent creaking and the rattling of chains.
— from The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

'Twas a horrible sinful situation, and a very curious place for a good man.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

They admit variation as a vera causa in one case, they arbitrarily reject it in another, without assigning any distinction in the two cases.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

(2) ὑμῶν א c C D b K L P, 17, 37, 47, and many others; the Vulgate, the Peshito and Harclean Syriac, the Memphitic, Gothic, and Armenian Versions; Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia (transl.), and Theodoret (in their respective texts, for with the exception of Chrysostom there is nothing decisive in their comments), with others.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon A revised text with introductions, notes and dissertations by J. B. (Joseph Barber) Lightfoot

Among others, to my mercer, to pay for my fine camlott cloak, which costs me, the very stuff, almost L6; and also a velvet coat-the outside cost me above L8.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

After their defeat, they still persevered in the defence of Durazzo; and a Venetian commander supplied the place of George Palaeologus, who had been imprudently called away from his station.
— 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

Then think of that wave a million times the size, and tearing along a valley charged with débris , and racing at you as fast as a horse could gallop.”
— from Patience Wins: War in the Works by George Manville Fenn

But it is precious as a vast collection of ancient and modern learning, particularly in that sort of knowledge which we usually term antiquarian and philological.
— from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

[192] Puchmayer published a large collection of poetry, [193] consisting partly of his own productions, a token of the reviving poetical genius of the nation, which had slept for centuries; while his elaborate Russian grammar is also a valuable contribution to Slavic literature in general.
— from Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations With a Sketch of Their Popular Poetry by Talvj

They are all very charming to me now, but I am wondering if they will be more than amiably interested in me when I am merely the wife of a famous playwright?" "Oh, you must do something yourself," said Miss Dwight emphatically.
— from Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Doubtless she is, and a very commendable, harmless, inviting picture she presents, but a thousand thoughts are passing through her mind.
— from The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies by W. Grant (William Grant) Hague

There seem to be no rocks or stones, of any kind, about the island, that are not coral, except in one place, to the right of the sandy beach, where there is a rock twenty or thirty feet high, of a calcareous stone, of a yellowish colour, and a very close texture.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time by Robert Kerr

In the roses of the two bays neighboring the central lancets are the Liberal Arts and virtues contrasted with vices.
— from How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

As we ride up, a party of officers comes galloping in from camp, while from the other direction is seen approaching a venerable carryall, conveying a party of lady teachers from a distant plantation.
— from The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

CHAPTER I. Arrival at Vera Cruz.—Its
— from Mexico and Its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Robert Anderson Wilson

"Hear, hear!" said Amroth; "a very creditable sentiment, to be sure!"
— from The Child of the Dawn by Arthur Christopher Benson