Soon after two Boats, which were sent out to get Intelligence, came crowding in, and brought an Account, that one of the Pyrates was in the Bay, being a small Sloop of six Guns.
— from A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time by Daniel Defoe

Ama′sis, King of Egypt from 569 to 526 B.C. , obtained the throne by rebelling against his predecessor and benefactor Apries, and is chiefly known from his friendship for the Greeks, and his wise government of the kingdom, which, under him, was in the most prosperous condition.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

Society is founded—and from the nature of the human beings which constitute it, must, in the main, be always founded—not upon criticism but upon feelings and beliefs, and upon the customs and codes by which feelings and beliefs are, as it were, fixed and rendered stable.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

“‘Life is, I think, a blunder and a shame.’
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

He sat down at the table and wrote a few lines, next taking from his pocket-book a five-pound note, which he put in the envelope with the letter, adding to it, as by an afterthought, five shillings.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

I cannot tell, except they are busied about a counterfeit assurance.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

behold Nature asham'd, or better to express, Troubl'd that thou should'st hunger, hath purvey'd From all the Elements her choicest store To treat thee as beseems, and as her Lord With honour, only deign to sit and eat.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

He wanted to appear as busy and as unconcerned as I did.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

Of course it is not advisable to keep the same bath or liquor in work always, but after about twenty or thirty batches of goods are dyed to throw it away and start a fresh liquor.
— from The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech

Now, since you possess your many adorable qualities in all their pure modesty, you would employ the most artful schemes, the most complicated manœuvres, to prevent yourself from being known, and, consequently, wept over and blessed as an angel of goodness."
— from The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue

4) which tells us the contents of the "little chamber in the wall," when Elisha visited the Shunamite, about B.C. 895; and we are told of the preparations for the reception of the prophet: "And let us set for him there a bed and a table and a stool and a candlestick."
— from Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time by Frederick Litchfield

The evening after Iztlil’s overture of marriage was deepening over lake Tezcuco; the breeze became murmurous and like a breath, and all the heavens filled with starlight.
— from The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico by Lew Wallace

"What old priest?" demanded his master, with a bent and angry brow.
— from Forest Days: A Romance of Old Times by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

The aged and infirm are supported by their sons and other relatives until they become helpless and a burden, and are then left in some encampment to perish.
— from Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri Edited with Notes and Biographical Sketch by Edwin Thompson Denig

A slight impatience with fate darkened his thin clever face; it seemed so cruel a blow for Sweden that the late King, stern, wise, just, should die in his prime leaving his heritage in the hands of a boy and an old woman.
— from Kings-at-Arms by Marjorie Bowen

And Simon himself also believed, and after being baptized remained constantly with Philip; and was driven out of his wits on seeing the signs and great wonders
— from Simon Magus An Essay on the Founder of Simonianism Based on the Ancient Sources With a Re-Evaluation of His Philosophy and Teachings by G. R. S. (George Robert Stow) Mead

"'Not for a nabob like you, surely,' said I, feeling a bit anxious all the same.
— from Dry Fish and Wet: Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen

"He has the bessas that carry him through and he's as brave as a lion."
— from Jaffery by William John Locke