The discoverer of a world—he who lifted the American gold land from the sea, and gave it to his king—he is rewarded with iron chains.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
All editors except Mr Staunton have printed in italics (or between inverted commas) only as far as ‘ Naples? ’, but as ‘ keep ’ is printed with a small k in the folios, they seem to sanction the arrangement given in our text.
— from The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by William Shakespeare
Casting a glance in the direction of the church before entering his home, he beheld standing by the vestry-door a group of girls, of ages between twelve and sixteen, apparently awaiting the arrival of some other one, who in a moment became visible; a figure somewhat older than the school-girls, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and highly-starched cambric morning-gown, with a couple of books in her hand.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy
He could undoubtedly have amassed a greater income had he taken advantage of the deaths of colleagues established in more important centers, by taking their places and carrying on their business.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
A fluid that serves the gods and goddesses in place of blood.
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
Therefore, when one of the gentlemen in wigs got up and said ‘I am for the prisoner, my Lord,’ Kit made him a bow; and when another gentleman in a wig got up and said ‘And I’m against him, my Lord,’ Kit trembled very much, and bowed to him too.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
The Lion's spirits rose at once when he heard this: "For," he said to himself, "if the Elephant, huge as he is, is afraid of a gnat, I needn't be so much ashamed of being afraid of a cock, who is ten thousand times bigger than a gnat."
— from Aesop's Fables; a new translation by Aesop
Everywhere human life is in a measure organized and directed by customs, laws, beliefs, ideals, which shape its ends and guide its activities.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess
Accommodation groups: (i) classes, (ii) castes, (iii) vocational, (iv) denominational groups.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess
All of them swung about gracefully in formation and started drilling back toward the south and the Carrier Indian far down over the edge of the horizon.
— from Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet by Robert Sidney Bowen
Analyze any word you like, and you will find that it expresses a general idea peculiar to the individual to which the name belongs.
— from Lectures on the Science of Language by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
“Don’t be angry,” answered Giuseppa; “it is I who have had the worst of it.
— from Household stories from the Land of Hofer; or, Popular Myths of Tirol by Rachel Harriette Busk
I will write a little letter and give it to thee.
— from Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington, contessa
'Come, come, Master Dominie Sampson,' answered Glossin insolently, 'if ye cannot preach in the pulpit, we'll have no preaching here.
— from Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete by Walter Scott
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd
— from The Life of King Henry V by William Shakespeare
So I went in and asked for a room, and got it.
— from The Range Dwellers by B. M. Bower
A giant in size, he seemed to grow larger, and his gorgeous hunting suit strained at the seams.
— from The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
Warfield thought that a good idea.
— from The Quirt by B. M. Bower
It was the first and only time I have seen a German in his own lines.
— from Letters from France by C. E. W. (Charles Edwin Woodrow) Bean
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