Good writing and brilliant discourse are perpetual allegories.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Come, Sophy, be a good girl, and be dutiful, and make your father happy.”
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

2 [A; b5] dig a hole in the ground.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

A sickly man a little thing offends, As brimstone doth a fire decayed renew, And makes it burn afresh, doth love's dead flames, If that the former object it review.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

It was an order the count had just given, for immediately Ali went noiselessly, and returned, bearing a black dress and a three-cornered hat.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

Verpflichtungen nachkommen perform all his other duties allen Formalitäten entsprechen comply with any formalities allen sei herzlich gedankt sincere thanks are given to them all aller persönlicher Sachbesitz all chattels personal allerniedrigster Preis rock-bottom price alles in seiner Macht zu tun to do everything in its power Alleskönner allround man Alleswisser know-all Alleswisser; Besserwisser know-it-all allgemein general allgemein verbindlich generally binding allgemeine Anerkennung global acceptance allgemeine Annahme; Aufnahme general acceptance allgemeine Gütergemeinschaft general community of goods allgemeine Regeln general provisions allgemeine Volkswirtschaftslehre pure economics allgemeiner Verrechnungsvermerk general crossing allgemeiner Vertrieb general distribution allgemeines Handelsrecht law merchant allgemeines Unternehmensrisiko general business risks allgemeines Verhalten general conduct allmählich by degrees Allonge; Anhang an einem Wechsel allonge Allzweck- all-purpose alphabetische Ablage alphabetical filing alphabetische Anordnung alphabetical classification alphabetisches Verzeichnis alphabetical index als Alleinvertreter handeln to act as sole agent als die allgemeine Grundlage für as the general basis of als die für den
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

I do not here speak of the miracles of Moses, of Jesus Christ, and of the Apostles, because they do not at first seem convincing, and because I only wish here to put in evidence all those foundations of the Christian religion which are beyond doubt, and which cannot be called in question by any person whatsoever.
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

I see plainly, Sir, by your looks, (or as the case happened) my father would say—that you do not heartily subscribe to this opinion of mine,—which, to those, he would add, who have not carefully sifted it to the bottom,—I own has an air more of fancy than of solid reasoning in it;—and yet, my dear Sir, if I may presume to know your character, I am morally assured, I should hazard little in stating a case to you, not as a party in the dispute,—but as a judge, and trusting my appeal upon it to your own good sense and candid disquisition in this matter;—you are a person free from as many narrow prejudices of education as most men;—and, if I may presume to penetrate farther into you,—of a liberality of genius above bearing down an opinion, merely because it wants friends.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

The abbess listened more attentively, grew animated by degrees, and smiled.
— from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Most of the officers retired to their respective commands; but, accompanied by Duroc and Murat, the sleepless commander-in-chief rode over the field, to gain a more accurate knowledge of the terrible character of the battle—to observe where the fight had been thickest, what corps had suffered the greatest loss, and what had the been advantages and disadvantages of the ground.
— from The Camp-fires of Napoleon Comprising The Most Brilliant Achievemnents of the Emperor and His Marshals by Henry C. (Henry Clay) Watson

Every now and then it gave a bob or two, and then on it went farther and farther from them toward a patch of reeds all broken down and shattered by the wind and lying by itself quite a hundred yards from where the bait had been dropped in.
— from Dick o' the Fens: A Tale of the Great East Swamp by George Manville Fenn

o the dramatic:­ "I see plainly, Sir, by your looks" (or as the case happened) my father would say ­ "that you do not heartily subscribe to this opinion of mine ­ which, to those," he would add, "who have not carefully sifted it to the bottom, ­ I own has an air more of fancy than of solid reasoning in it; and yet, my dear Sir, if I may presume to know your character, I am morally assured, I should hazard little in stating a case to you, not as a party in the dispute, but as a judge, and trusting my appeal upon it to your good sense and candid disquisition in this matter; you are a person free from as many narrow prejudices of education as most men; and, if I may presume to penetrate farther into you, of a liberality of genius above bearing down an opinion, merely because it wants friends.
— from The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 1 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

With additions by Dr. Alexander von Winiwarter , Professor of Surgery in Luttich.
— from A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy by Alexander Hughes Bennett

A crowd of sophomores rushed down to the gymnasium and began dancing around her singing their class song.
— from Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics by Josephine Chase

So the fortnight, which passed so quickly and brilliantly at the Hut, and was always afterward alluded to as "that delightful time when Rose was here," was anything but delightful at the "Hutlet," where poor Imogen sat homesick and forlorn, feeling left alone on one side of all the pleasant things, scarcely realizing that it was her own choice and doing, and wishing herself back in Devonshire.
— from In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series by Susan Coolidge

This doctrine, to my mind, is not only absurd, but dishonest and corrupting.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Now and then she would rise and leave the room, perhaps to procure a toy for one of the children, to mount the ladder and bring down a book that could explain or illustrate some topic on which some one was conversing; immediately she would resume her pen, and continue to write as if the thought had been unbroken for an instant.
— from The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Maria Edgeworth

CHAPTER XVIII THE HEDGE-TAVERN Twigs whipped my face, thorns and brambles dragged at my clothes, hidden obstacles lay in wait for my feet, for the wood grew denser as I advanced, but I pushed on, heedless alike of these and of what direction I took.
— from The Broad Highway by Jeffery Farnol

An ancient State is overturned without noise, and its provinces, after being divided among different bordering States, are now all under the dominion of Austria.
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon by Various