When the Roman princes had lost sight of the senate and of their ancient capital, they easily forgot the origin and nature of their legal power.
— 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

An English writer of long residence in the Philippines, Page 71 John Foreman, in his book on the Philippine Islands, describes how his first meeting with this priest impressed him, and tells us that subsequent acquaintance confirmed the early favorable opinion of one whom he considered remarkable for broad intelligence and sanity of view.
— from Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Austin Craig

Rarity imparts a charm; thus early fruits and winter roses are most prized; thus coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while a door ever open tempts no suitor.
— 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.

Christianity accepted crucifixion to escape from fear; "Do your worst to me, that I may have no more fear of the worst."
— from The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Now I am come to entreat for him peace, and such penalties as you yourself may determine; but that thereby he redeem life and limb, and his remaining here in his native land.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

In 1995, the text was extracted from a copy of The Forgotten Books of Eden and converted to electronic form by Dennis Hawkins.
— from The First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt

Before any answer could arrive from Mr. Collins, or any congratulations to Elizabeth, from his wife, the Longbourn family heard that the Collinses were come themselves to Lucas lodge.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

She then pared and cut the eyes from one ripe pineapple and flaked the pineapple into small pieces with a silver fork, sprinkled sugar over and let it stand until sugar dissolved.
— from Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith May Bertels Thomas

“Her food and her drink are the breath from a smoke-cloud blown, If her radiance fade bright fire shall reburnish it.” “Allah, Allah!” cried the enraptured Fawwâz.
— from Amurath to Amurath by Gertrude Lowthian Bell

These, of course, are not the standards of the most thoughtful readers, and yet, like all conventionalities, they extend further than an author likes to believe."
— from Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story by Charles Raymond Barrett

I rummaged, came up with a cheap tourists' edition, flipped the pages.
— from A Trace of Memory by Keith Laumer

No wonder Trolley's mind was disturbed that morning with such a coming and going as went on,—people running in to say goodby, and Aunt Charlotte thinking every few minutes of something new for the traveler's lunch, tickling his nose with tantalizing odors of tongue and chicken.
— from Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2 by John Wilson Townsend

Hutton has been somewhat absurdly called the English Franklin.
— from In the Name of the Bodleian, and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell

Then appeared Sir Augustus to set her right, and with a brief thought of him as a useful person on a nice horse she fell into sober meditations as to the probable amount of torture her poor Fritzi was going through, and Augustus ceased to exist for her as completely as a sign-post ceases to exist for him who has taken its advice and passed on.
— from The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth Von Arnim

To represent the thread of a small screw 112 A bolt with a hexagon head 113 United States standard sizes for forged or unfinished bolts and nuts 116 The basis of the Franklin Institute or United States standard for bolts and nuts; hexagonal or hexagon heads of bolt 118 Comparison of hexagon and square heads of bolts; chamfers 120 Without chamfer; best plan for view of both square and hexagon heads 123 Drawing different views of hexagon heads 125 To draw a square-headed bolt; to draw the end view of a hexagon head 125 Use of the triangle to divide circles 129 Scales giving the length of the sides of polygons 135 To find what a square body which measures one inch on each side measures across the corners; to find what diameter a cylindrical piece of wood must be turned to which is to be squared, and each side of which square must measure an inch 136 To find a radius across corners of a hexagon or a six sided figure, the length of a side being an inch 138 To draw a stud 142 To pencil in a cap nut; pencilling for a link having the hubs on one side only 145 Link with hubs on both sides; pencil lines for a double eye or a knuckle joint 146 Double eye or knuckle joint with an offset; a connecting rod end 147 [ix] A rod end with a round stem 148 A bolt with a square under the head 149 Example in which the corner where the round stem meets the square under the head is sharp; a centre punch giving an example in which the flat sides gradually run out upon a circle, the edges forming curves 150 CHAPTER VIII.
— from Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught Comprising instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments, elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing; together with examples in simple geometry and elementary mechanism, including screw threads, gear wheels, mechanical motions, engines and boilers by Joshua Rose

"But, my dear boy, the trouble is that I shall not get to heaven either way, for it is my great misfortune to be already condemned to everlasting flames.
— from A Roman Singer by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford