They began with masques and interludes and the dramatic presentation of classic myths modeled after the Italians; but some of them, like Richard Edwards (choir master of the Queen's Chapel in 1561), soon added farces from English country life and dramatized some of Chaucer's stories.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Thus in the domain of Montignac, the Count of Perigord claimed among other things as follows: "for every case of censure or complaint brought before him, 10 deniers; for a quarrel in which blood was shed, 60 sols; if blood was not shed, 7 sols; for use of ovens, the sixteenth loaf of each baking; for the sale of corn in the domain, 43 setiers: besides these, 6 setiers of rye, 161 setiers of oats, 3 setiers of beans, 1 pound of wax, 8 capons, 17 hens, and 37 loads of wine."
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

Charmed by whose lay, the while their woolly tasks With spindles down they drew, yet once again Smote on his mother's ears the mournful plaint Of Aristaeus; on their glassy thrones Amazement held them all; but Arethuse Before the rest put forth her auburn head, Peering above the wave-top, and from far Exclaimed, "Cyrene, sister, not for naught Scared by a groan so deep, behold! '
— from The Georgics by Virgil

Both are equally free and intrinsically motivated, apart from false economic conditions which tend to make play into idle excitement for the well to do, and work into uncongenial labor for the poor.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

Nevertheless, persons are not wanting, apparently free from ecclesiastical constraint, who still maintain that the value of life depends on its indefinite prolongation.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

Therefore, many frills (such as fancy formatting, extraneous characters or tags) have been omitted.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

As he receives a fee for every case in which the government is concerned, his emoluments are considerable; but he has no salary.
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

[188] Adapted from F. E. Clements, Plant Succession .
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

He was perfectly in his senses, and free from every complaint except feeling weak and languid.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

Once out of this environment and free from ecclesiastical chains, I shall do better.”
— from Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking

It is [210] quite important that all correspondence relating to a claim be kept together, and this is best done by using a folder for each claim.
— from Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 01 (of 10) by American School of Correspondence

The revenue of this * shall be derived as follows: For every copy of this Prescript issued to the *s of Dens, Ten Dollars will be required.
— from Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by John C. Lester

"C" well under the point, and far from "E." "CENTS" well spaced, and "S" far from right oval.
— from The Die Varieties of the Nesbitt Series of United States Envelopes by Victor Maximilian Berthold

Of course there were Bibles in the bedrooms; and you were not made to pay a franc for every cake of soap.
— from The Cockaynes in Paris; Or, 'Gone abroad' by Blanchard Jerrold

Natural hazards: earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods Environment - current issues: inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; endangered species Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa People Djibouti Population: 472,810 (July 2002 est.)
— from The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

I felt that I had fallen plumb into it by taking that left-hand turn, and it needed an effort to call to mind the great new hotel at the other end of the links two miles away, where no diner had tucked his napkin inside his collar, or would soak his dessert biscuits in his wine; where the waiter brought a clean knife and fork for every course, and the proprietor would have requested me to leave if I had sat down in the clothes in which I intended to walk on the morrow.
— from A Spring Walk in Provence by Archibald Marshall

But after all, the profits arising from favourable economic circumstances may be of very little advantage to the mass of cultivators.
— from The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century by R. H. (Richard Henry) Tawney