And before the city, at a place called Eroge, half the mountain broke off from the rest on the west, and rolled itself four furlongs, and stood still at the east mountain, till the roads, as well as the king's gardens, were spoiled by the obstruction.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

Even when the taste for pure speculation is aroused, reflection is far from raising all the problems to which it could eventually apply itself; only those attract it which present a particular interest.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

Neither the end, then, nor the means of this advice pleases me, for we often fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.—[or: we always relapse ill from fever into fever.]—This book-employment is as painful as any other, and as great an enemy to health, which ought to be the first thing considered; neither ought a man to be allured with the pleasure of it, which is the same that destroys the frugal, the avaricious, the voluptuous, and the ambitious man.
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

I will take the five scraps of paper that I now hold as bonds, with your signature alone, and here is a receipt in full for the six millions between us.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

That it keeps in its repositories all the money or bullion for which there are receipts in force for which it is at all times liable to be called upon, and which in reality is continually going from it, and returning to it again, cannot well be doubted.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, “Gare le Corbeau”.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

It is entitled the Book of Husbandry , and contains directions for draining, clearing, and enclosing a farm, for enriching the soil, and rendering it fit for tillage.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

[Pg 698] in 1802, and resided in France from 1804 until his death in 1814.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

In extended order they glided through the thick scrub and, reaching its fringe, flung themselves prone with their carbines held in readiness.
— from The Luck of the Mounted: A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police by Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) Kendall

A damn good stroke of business, all right," I finished, feeling mighty sore at myself.
— from Raw Gold: A Novel by Bertrand W. Sinclair

True, she had talked of others who might have hopes in regard to Anita Richmond; in fact, Fairchild had met one of those persons in the lawyer, Randolph Farrell.
— from The Cross-Cut by Courtney Ryley Cooper

Apprentices receive instruction free, four marks each semester being charged the journeymen and adults.
— from The Condition and Tendencies of Technical Education in Germany by Arthur Henry Chamberlain

I've had to give Bill Kepsal a receipt in full fer what he owes me, and that young Brubaker's been in twice to price base-burner stoves.
— from Anderson Crow, Detective by George Barr McCutcheon

It is specially characteristic of Lamaism that naturally benevolent deities are represented as raging in furious frenzy.
— from Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

"If scolding and cursing be payment," said the magistrates of the mutiny, "then we might give a receipt in full for our wages.
— from History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) by John Lothrop Motley

In case any misunderstanding shall hereafter arise between the states and subjects of Sweden and Russia, it shall by no means prejudice this treaty of perpetual peace; which shall nevertheless always be and remain in full force agreeable to its intent, and commissaries shall [Pg 407] without delay be appointed on each side to inquire into and adjust all disputes.
— from The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia by Voltaire

It first appeared, however, in its expanded form in a charitable publication, Autograph Leaves of Our Country's Authors , reproduced in facsimile from the original manuscript.
— from The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, Ph.D. by James Russell Lowell