How is he to do it with as few fences as possible?
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

L.G. Ἀποστάσιον, ίου, τό, (fr. same) defection, desertion, as of a freedman from a patron; in N.T., the act of putting away a wife, repudiation, divorce, Mat. 19.7.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

But certain cows will show a fondness for a particular pair of hands, sometimes carrying this predilection so far as to refuse to stand at all except to their favourite, the pail of a stranger being unceremoniously kicked over.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

He unsealed one of the bags as he spoke, counted out a hundred and forty francs, and pushed them towards Mme.
— from Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

In the present case this opportunity is furnished us, by the old Spanish play, entitled Atheista Fulminato, formerly, and perhaps still, acted in the churches and monasteries of Spain, and which, under various names (Don Juan, the Libertine, etc.) has had its day of favour in every country throughout Europe.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

It is well done, and fitting for a princes Descended of so many royal kings.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

In the reign of Constantine, the Ascetics fled from a profane and degenerate world, to perpetual solitude, or religious society.
— 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

Scarcely thirty years after these memorable events, an enthusiastic priest animated Europe with a fanatical frenzy and precipitated large forces upon Asia to conquer the Holy Land.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

Nor will I mention, for the reasons just alleged, that I thought her dress, though it was of the plainest black silk, inappropriately costly in texture and unnecessarily refined in trimming and finish, for a person in her position in life.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

It could not have been expected that a people who had spent generations in slavery, and before that generations in the darkest heathenism, could at first form any proper conception of what an education meant.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

Behind her stretched the great room—high-ceiled and wide, and furnished for a princess—a child princess.
— from Mr. Achilles by Jennette Lee

[17] In "The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65," page 217, note, General Humphreys, describing this action, quotes as follows, from a paper contributed to the Massachusetts Military Historical Society, by General S. G. Griffin, commanding Second Brigade:— "One gunner saw us approaching and fired his piece.
— from History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865 by Alonzo A. White

Airports - with paved runways: total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2007) Railways: total: 758 km narrow gauge: 758 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) Roadways: total: 16,000 km paved: 1,400 km unpaved: 14,600 km (2006) Waterways: 150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005) Ports and terminals: Cotonou Military Benin Military branches: Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Over 17,000 young men and women have now applied for Federal air pilot's licenses or permits.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Calvin Coolidge

There had never been any foundation for a persistent rumour that he was to be made co-regent along with the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo and the Conde de Montijo.
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 From the Treaty of Fontainbleau to the Battle of Corunna by Charles Oman

It represents a female figure as Pleasure , floating through the air, and followed by an eager crowd of men and women, of all ages and conditions in life.
— from Living the Radiant Life: A Personal Narrative by George Wharton James

two for a penny, and four for a penny.
— from Mediæval London, Volume 1: Historical & Social by Walter Besant

Alfred Nobel left a large fortune, and so arranged that a large sum should be set aside for five annual prizes of £8,000 each for men who had distinguished themselves in science, literature, and the promotion of peace.
— from Peeps at Many Lands: Sweden by William Liddle

Merchant marine: total: 117 by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 36, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, container 6, liquefied gas 9, passenger 10, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 15 foreign-owned: 84 (Bahamas 1, Belgium 7, Belgium 1, Denmark 3, Germany 20, Greece 4, Hong Kong 2, Italy 12, Japan 15, Mexico 1, Netherlands 1, Spain 11, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, US 1) registered in other countries: 15 (Cyprus 1, Hong Kong 1, Italy 1, Malta 3, Panama 9) (2008) Ports and terminals: Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines Military Portugal Military branches: Portuguese Army (Exercito Portugues), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2008) Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military service ended in 2004; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35 (2007)
— from The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

There is likewise an arrangement for flute and pianoforte, by J. Sedlazek.
— from Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work by Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel) Stratton