The flowers are large and white, sometimes dashed over with a blush.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

The next day I spoke of him to Madam de Warens with the most sincere and lively affection; when, s
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

It would suit us best, but it is bolted as well as locked, and we should make too much noise getting in.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

“Now you see you are lying as well,” said the prosecutor, frowning to disguise a smile.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The hospitals are furnished and stored with all things that are convenient for the ease and recovery of the sick; and those that are put in them are looked after with such tender and watchful care, and are so constantly attended by their skilful physicians, that as none is sent to them against their will, so there is scarce one in a whole town that, if he should fall ill, would not choose rather to go thither than lie sick at home.
— from Utopia by More, Thomas, Saint

It is not easy to find a test by which to judge whether a belief of this kind is reasonable or not, but we can at least ascertain what sort of general beliefs would suffice, if true, to justify the judgement that the sun will rise to-morrow, and the many other similar judgements upon which our actions are based.
— from The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

Proof.—From the mere fact of conceiving that anyone loves anything we shall ourselves love that thing (III. xxvii.):
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

Note 185 ( return ) [ The establishment of their power would have been easy indeed, if we could adopt the impracticable scheme of a lively and learned antiquarian; who supposes that the British monarchs of the several tribes continued to reign, though with subordinate jurisdiction, from the time of Claudius to that of Honorius.
— 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

“We shall be absent at least a week,” said the patron, “and then we must run out of our course to come here and take you up again.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

At length, Amy was safely placed upon her bed, and leaving Mabel and their servant-maid to try every means to restore her to consciousness, he hastened in search of a surgeon.
— from Mabel: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by Newby, C. J., Mrs.

Peter took refuge as usual in a laugh; and Wilfred stared silently.
— from The Youngest Girl in the School by Evelyn Sharp

The one on the front had a broken sash, and the shutters were half torn away; the other was small and low, and was stuffed with flax.
— from A Russian Proprietor, and Other Stories by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

In the summer of 1886, a large amount was subscribed for a series of sculling prizes on the Thames.
— from Boating by Walter Bradford Woodgate

After dinner the wine was produced; and when Mr. Sandars had sipped a glass, George, after waiting a little for the expected eulogium, at length asked, "Well, Sandars, how d'ye like the port?"
— from The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive by Samuel Smiles