Sylleus also wrote an account of this to the Arabians, who were so elevated with it, that they neither delivered up the robbers that had fled to them, nor paid the money that was due; they retained those pastures also which they had hired, and kept them without paying their rent, and all this because the king of the Jews was now in a low condition, by reason of Cæsar's anger at him.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

The next day, about three P. M., passed a large corvette-built ship, close upon the wind, with royals and skysails set fore and aft, under English colors.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

Now, when they were set in their places, and were a little cheery after their journey, Mr.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read by John Bunyan

Drewyer and Baptiest La Paage returned this morning in a large Canoe with Comowooll and six Clatsops.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Both desired to have the glory of founding the Roman republic, but both could not have as much glory as if one only claimed it; for he who wished to have [Pg 55] the glory of ruling would certainly rule less if his power were shared by a living consort.
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

The contents of these works are in themselves a literary curiosity.
— from The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks by Vatsyayana

A low creature.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Sancho, lying across his ass, followed him, as has been said, and at length came up, having by this time recovered his senses, and on joining him let himself drop off Dapple at Rocinante's feet, sore, bruised, and belaboured.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Concretándome a la cuestión particular con mi tía, diré a usted una cosa singular, y es que la pobre señora, que tiene el 20 feudalismo en la médula de los huesos, ha imaginado que yo voy a atacar su casa para robarle su hija, como los señores de la Edad Media atacaban un castillo enemigo para consumar cualquier desafuero.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Lo Cap o li diſſe ſe dio faceſſe q̃ vnalt a fiatta ritornaſce in queſte parte conduria tanta gente q̃ farebe ꝓ forſa eſerli ſugette et que voleua andare adiſnare et dapoy tornarebe ꝓ far pore la croce in cima deL monte riſpoſero eranno Contenti facendoſſe vn bata glione cõ ſcaricare li ſquiopeti et abraſandoſi lo cap o cõ li due re pigliaſſemo liſentia.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

" Madame Roussillon began to call from the other room in a loud, complaining voice; but Alice gave no heed to her querulous demands.
— from Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson

Divers inconveniences having resulted from the interposition of justices, who, in pursuance of an act of parliament passed in the present reign, assumed the right of establishing rates for the payment of wages to weavers, several petitions wore offered to the house of commons, representing the evil consequences of such an establishment; and although these arguments were answered and opposed in counter-petitions, the commons, actuated by a laudable concern for the interest of the woolen manufacture, after due deliberation, removed the grievance by a new bill, repealing so much of the former act as empowered justices of peace to make rates for the payment of wages.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II. by T. (Tobias) Smollett

Presently, a large “Conestoga” wagon passes the cottage-gate, full freighted with what looks like house furniture, screened under canvas.
— from The Death Shot: A Story Retold by Mayne Reid

" His frankly admiring look brought a blush to her cheeks; but she only laughed a little constrainedly, and murmured that she would try to be as complacent as the occasion demanded.
— from One Wonderful Night: A Romance of New York by Louis Tracy

And, choosing to act entirely up to the part of brother and son, the prince sometimes saluted Mrs. Beatrix and Lady Castlewood with a freedom which his secretary did not like, and which, for his part, set Colonel Esmond tearing with rage.
— from Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by William Makepeace Thackeray

When he performed the trick of the inexhaustible bottle, which gave forth any liquor called for by the spectators, I thought of him as Mephisto in that famous drinking scene in Auerbach’s cellar, boring holes in an old table, and extracting from them various sparkling liquors as well as flames.
— from The Old and the New Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans

a wet rag, cowering like a lashed cur, terrified into speechlessness, Gleason dropped into the indicated chair.
— from Marion's Faith. by Charles King

With the present is published a SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER, containing the SPIRIT of "the ANNUALS" for 1829—with Critical Notices of their Engravings and Literary Contents, copious Selections, and Unique Extracts, and a FINE ENGRAVING from a splendid subject; in one of the most popular of these elegant works.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 by Various

It must be given at first bread soaked in milk or water; by degrees a little chopped meat is added, afterwards it will eat anything from the kitchen, even apples and baked pears, and any refuse.
— from The Natural History of Cage Birds Their Management, Habits, Food, Diseases, Treatment, Breeding, and the Methods of Catching Them. by Johann Matthäus Bechstein

His early life had been one "of ease and pleasure and too much idleness"; it was only the instinct of association with men whom he could respect, that preserved him from "any notable scandal," and made him live, as he naively tells us, at least " caute , if not caste ."
— from Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Craik, Henry, Sir