The charge seemed extraordinarily cheap, which was explained by a regulation binding innkeepers to supply persons travelling in an official capacity at one quarter of the rates charged to ordinary people.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

They are sinful and rebellious, but in the end they too will become obedient.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Opening out of this are perfectly equipped Turkish and Russian baths in charge of the best Swedish masseur and masseuse procurable.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post

The Revolt Against Islam 127 We have followed the efforts of subversive sects hitherto directed against Christianity and orthodox Judaism; we shall now see this attempt, reduced by gradual stages to a working system of extraordinary efficiency, organized for the purpose of undermining all moral and religious beliefs in the minds of Moslems.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

Attempt to destroy Reason by reasoning extravagant, 124 ; objection to abstract reasoning because it asserts infinite divisibility of extension which is shocking to common sense, 124 , and infinite divisibility of time, 125 ; yet the ideas attacked are so clear and distinct that scepticism becomes sceptical about itself, 125 .
— from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

In fact, a respected being is always expressed in the consciousness by a representation which, owing to the emotion it inspires, is charged with a high mental energy; consequently, it is armed in such a way as to reject to a distance every other representation which denies it in whole or in part.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

After passing and repassing the carriage on the road, and being passed and repassed by it sundry times in the course of the night, according as their stoppages were longer or shorter; or their rate of travelling varied, they reached the town almost together.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

By this measure, the falciform process, 6, is also relaxed; but I doubt whether the situation occupied by Gimbernat's ligament allows this part to be influenced by any position of the limb or abdomen.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

After eight hours of sound sleep I felt all right, but I had had enough of the comedy, and to my great surprise the sight of Genevieve did not move me in any way.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

George did his part all right, but it was new work to Harris, and he bungled it.
— from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

I popped her down in a seat when we'd scrambled through a turn or two of the dance, and that was all right; but instead of stoppin' where she was put, she must have stood up with some other poor chap when my back was turned, and been plamped down somewhere else.
— from The Motor Maid by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

“Of course it may have been all right, but I don’t half like it.”
— from With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

I am all right; but it was certain that I should come here first of all.”
— from By Conduct and Courage: A Story of the Days of Nelson by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

Remember, too, that an accident, an illness, and at the best the passage of a few years, may quite spoil my value as a beautiful woman, and reflect, before I take you at your word."
— from Dawn by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

He sees it and rejoices, but is not cured.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16) by United States. Congress

If there is any thing in this world deserving the contempt of a rational being, it is a big stone.
— from Golden Dreams and Leaden Realities by George Payson

"I am sorry, sir," the stranger answered, regretfully, "but I cannot take you fully into my confidence.
— from The Hills of Refuge: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

I would not even then have objected to earning my own living; indeed, there was something pleasurable and exciting in the idea of depending upon myself for my food and raiment; but I was not satisfied with my uncle's statements.
— from Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student by Oliver Optic

My bare feet didn’t make much noise and I got to the top of the back stairs all right, but I didn’t go down.
— from Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland