They were seen when my effects were examined at the Gate of Alcala, and were not confiscated; which makes it plain that they have served merely as a pretext for the infamous treatment to which I have been subjected.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

This is what he proclaimed in public, but, in secret, he rejoiced at this auspicious omen, interpreting it as produced for himself; and, to confess the truth, it really proved a salutary omen for the world at large 291 .
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

et and -que concilium, conci´lî , n., council, assembly Helvêtiî, -ôrum , m., the Helvetii , a Gallic tribe passus, passûs , m., a pace , five Roman feet; mîlle passuum , a thousand (of) paces , a Roman mile quâ dê causâ , for this reason, for what reason vâllum, -î , n., earth-works, rampart cadô, cadere, cecidî, câsûrus , fall (decadence) dêdô, dêdere, dêdidî, dêditus , surrender, give up ; with a reflexive pronoun, surrender one's self, submit , with the dative of the indirect object premô, premere, pressî, pressus , press hard, harass vexô, vexâre, vexâvî, vexâtus , annoy, ravage (vex)
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

" "And I," observed Peter Goldthwaite, with reviving spirits, "have a plan for laying out the cash to great advantage.
— from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It is a peninsula formed by the Aar, which rises near the Rhine.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

Originally the London bakers supplied the retailers, i.e. , chandlers’ shopkeepers and itinerants, with thirteen loaves to the dozen, so as to make up what is known as the overweight, the surplus number, called the inbread , being thrown in for fear of incurring a penalty for short weight.
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

I never in my life chanced to see a peacock fly; and yet before, very long before I considered any aptitude in his form for the aërial life, I was struck with the extreme beauty which raises that bird above many of the best flying fowls in the world; though, for anything I saw, his way of living was much like that of the swine, which fed in the farm-yard along with him.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

The petition, too, for an extension of the young lady's leave of absence had already been despatched, and it would be difficult to find a pretext for abruptly dismissing her.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

An early French report alludes to one of their villages, situated thirty leagues inward from a place forty leagues above the mouth of Arkansas river.
— from A Migration Legend of the Creek Indians, vol. 1 With a Linguistic, Historic and Ethnographic Introduction by Albert S. (Albert Samuel) Gatschet

It was now determined to make a push for Montreal, with the combined forces of the Northern army.
— from Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by H. W. (Henry Wager) Halleck

She wanted her surroundings to look pretty at all times, and a tasteful arrangement of her possessions meant a place for everything and everything in its place.
— from The Daring Twins: A Story for Young Folk by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

“Our aims are to vivify the traditions and language of our native land, and the memory of a glorious ancestry, to foster the love of our little province at the same time as patriotism for the greater country.
— from The Ways of Men by Eliot Gregory

He no longer pressed him to attend public functions.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Viseu, Ferdinand Nugno Alvarez Perreyra, Ferdinand, constable of Portugal, was made Juan, Philip the good , duke of duke of Braganza, as a reward for Isabella, Burgundy.
— from The History of the Revolutions of Portugal by abbé de Vertot

The misfortune of ancient society was, that the popular religion was never to be the subject of any philosophical debate ; either philosophy must be left to destroy the religion, or society , striving for the conservation of the latter, must limit, as much as possible, free philosophical research .
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, April 1883 by Chautauqua Institution