Quod , a prison, a lock-up; QUODDED , put in prison.
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

Born behind the broad, high, finely-arched brow, from under which shine beaming eyes, they lose all power and life, and appear no longer like themselves, when removed to the narrow lodging and low roofing of the confined, contracted, thick-walled skull from which dull glances steal directed to personal ends.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

And also I am sure as soon as my lord, King Mark, do know you he will banish you out of the country of Cornwall, or else he will destroy you; for God's sake, mine own lord, grant King Mark his will, and then draw you unto the court of King Arthur, for there are ye beloved, and ever when I may I shall send unto you; and when ye list ye may come to me, and at all times early and late I will be at your commandment, to live as poor a life as ever did queen or lady.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Citizens must be induced to marry by the goodness of the government, not compelled to marry by law; you must not examine the effects of force, for the law which strives against the constitution has little or no effect; you should study what is done by the influence of public morals and by the natural inclination of the government, for these alone produce a lasting effect.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Since yesterday, that inward vision of her which perpetually made part of his consciousness, had been half screened by the image of Philip Wakem, which came across it like a blot; there was some attachment between her and Philip; at least there was an attachment on his side, which made her feel in some bondage.
— from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

At the beginning of 1879 Miss Anthony put all lecture work aside until after the Washington convention, January 9 and 10.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

It is as pretty a letter as ever I saw, and does Lucy's head and heart great credit.
— from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

She was always the talk of a place, as long as we stayed in it.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

His translation, however, was very diffuse, and retained most of the inaccuracies of that of Clarke, on which it was founded; considerable care therefore has been bestowed in correcting it, with the view of producing, as far as possible, a literal and faithful version.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

But my story is not about him, but about Prince Andrey Lvovitch, with whom the direct line ended.
— from A Slav Soul, and Other Stories by A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin

Thus, it is said that on seeing a pin, one should always pick it up for the sake of good luck, as those who omit to do so run into imminent danger of being overtaken by misfortune, a notion embodied in the following rhyme:— "See a pin and pick it up, All the day you'll have good luck; See a pin and let it lie, All the day you'll have to cry."
— from Domestic folk-lore by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer

Those qualities which in sir Philip could afford little but the promise of active virtue, were brought in sir Henry to the test of actual performance; and lasting monuments of his wisdom and his goodness remain in the institutions by which he softened the barbarism of Wales, and appeased the more dangerous turbulence of Ireland by promoting its civilization.
— from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

“All this is mighty well,” said, bluntly, Sir Geoffrey Gates, the leader of the mercenaries, a skilful soldier, but a predatory and lawless bravo; “but who is to pay me and my tall fellows?”
— from The Last of the Barons — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

If he has no passions why is he spoken of as jealous, revengeful, angry, pleased and loving?
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Join Cotswold hills to Saperton’s fair dale, Let rising granaries and temples here, There mingled farms and pyramids appear, Link towns to towns with avenues of oak, Enclose whole downs in walls, ’tis all a joke!
— from An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires by Alexander Pope

A harbour, a pier, a lighthouse, a windmill—all these are within a few yards of each other.
— from Highways and Byways in Sussex by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

This notice was on its way, when Lord Howick, on the behalf of the colonial-office, addressed the lords of the treasury, and proposed a loan of £10,000, to be repayed by the land fund.
— from The History of Tasmania, Volume I by John West

Two horses stolen by the Pawnees at Gravel creek; one mule traded for a pony by Brother Markham; three horses and one mule gone with the brethren to Pueblo; one horse traded by O. P. Rockwell for three cows and two calves; one horse traded by John Pack for three buffalo robes; one horse traded by T. Brown for a pony at Laramie; one pony traded by J. S. Higbee to the Sioux for a pony.
— from William Clayton's Journal A Daily Record of the Journey of the Original Company of "Mormon" Pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake by William Clayton