Fl. ] 8 always produce a good effect.
— from Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

To the cities which had suffered by hostile inroads Anastasius promised a general exemption of seven years: the provinces of Justinian have been ravaged by the Persians and Arabs, the Huns and Sclavonians; but his vain and ridiculous dispensation of a single year has been confined to those places which were actually taken by the enemy."
— 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

‘I never heard of such a man,’ said the farmer, shaking his head, ‘nor of such a place as Glanrhyd, either: but no matter, after you have taken a little food we will step down to Catti Shon, at Pencader, who will probably be able to tell us something.’
— from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

Though small of stature, they are generally well and symmetrically formed, and possess a graceful, easy carriage.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

But love, which scorns locks and keys and garden walls, was equal to the occasion, and the four youths conspired together and planned a general elopement.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Owing to Alexander's position, his conversion aroused much interest, and proved a great encouragement to all workers in the cause.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

Is it true what they say, that sympathy choked him; —That he saw how MAN hung on the cross, and could not endure it;—that his love to man became his hell, and at last his death?”— The old pope however did not answer, but looked aside timidly, with a painful and gloomy expression.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Of the sources of his own history, then, the first and best Personal knowledge. may be set down as knowledge acquired by being actually present at great events, such as the destruction of Carthage and the sack of Corinth; visits to the Roman army in camp; assisting at actual debates in his own country; personal knowledge of and service under men of the first position in Achaia; personal visits to famous localities; voyages and tours undertaken for the definite object of inspection and inquiry; and, lastly, seeing and questioning the survivors of great battles, or the men who had played a leading part in conspicuous political transactions.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

For these are sonatas which cannot fail to please every one, are not difficult to commit to memory, and produce a good effect when played with precision.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

But the people were thankful for any peace, and Galeotto easily yielded, seeing here the needed opportunity to prove his piety.
— from The End of the Middle Ages: Essays and Questions in History by A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson

At that time however Jesuits and Seminarists effected an entrance into Scotland as well as into other countries, and produced a great effect: Father Gordon especially, who belonged to one of the most distinguished families in the country, that of the Earls of Huntly, was exceedingly active; and for two months the King allowed his presence at court.
— from A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Leopold von Ranke

Dancing in the open air, on the shaven green of lawns, is a pretty and graceful exercise, and there only can full sweep be allowed for the present feminine toilet.
— from Household Papers and Stories by Harriet Beecher Stowe

It was suspended occasionally from the neck, but was more often worn upon the wrist, at the girdle, or attached to a finger ring, and was formed of a string of beads of various sizes and materials representing Aves, Paternosters, and Glorias: each bead receiving the name of the prayer it represented.
— from Jewellery by H. Clifford (Harold Clifford) Smith

Alfred Trumbull was a preacher, a genial, earnest, eloquent young man, as spiritual as herself.
— from A Country Idyl, and Other Stories by Sarah Knowles Bolton

The approaches to this tent were admirably designed, and produced a great effect.
— from Society as I Have Found It by Ward McAllister

These buildings are of wood, with roofs of corrugated iron; and when they were newly constructed, not so many years ago, presented a gay enough appearance, with their green shutters and ornamental eaves.
— from Roden's Corner by Henry Seton Merriman

Nationality: noun: Guyanese (singular and plural) adjective: Guyanese Ethnic divisions: East Indian 51%, black and mixed 43%, Amerindian 4%, European and Chinese 2% Religions: Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1% Languages: English, Amerindian dialects Literacy: age 15 and over having ever attended scool (1990) total population: 95% male: 98% female: 96% Labor force: 268,000 by occupation: industry and commerce 44.5%, agriculture 33.8%, services 21.7% note: public-sector employment amounts to 60-80% of the total labor force (1985) *Guyana, Government Names: conventional long form: Co-operative Republic of Guyana conventional short form:
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

There are enormous handicaps at every other social level upon efficient parentage, and upon the training of children for any public and generous end.
— from New Worlds For Old: A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells