He regretted that Avidius Cassius, who excited a rebellion in Syria, had disappointed him, by a voluntary death, 471 of the pleasure of converting an enemy into a friend; and he justified the sincerity of that sentiment, by moderating the zeal of the senate against the adherents of the traitor.
— 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

He regretted that Avidius Cassius, who excited a rebellion in Syria, had disappointed him, by a voluntary death, * of the pleasure of converting an enemy into a friend; and he justified the sincerity of that sentiment, by moderating the zeal of the senate against the adherents of the traitor.
— 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

'Yes,' said the lion; 'bravely bray'd! Had I not known yourself and race, I should have been myself afraid!'
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

No one would have heard of Gorilla if she had not had the sense to choose her lovers from the ranks of literary men; and she would never have been crowned at Rome if she had not succeeded in gaining over Prince Gonzaga Solferino, who married the pretty Mdlle.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

The house fronted the village green; and right before it stood an immemorial lime-tree benched all round, in some hidden recesses of whose leafy wealth hung the grim escutcheon of the Lennards.
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

I believe Avdotya Romanovna is sacrificing herself generously and imprudently for the sake of... for the sake of her family.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Then, almost before anybody realized it, spring had come; out in Avonlea the Mayflowers were peeping pinkly out on the sere barrens where snow-wreaths lingered; and the “mist of green” was on the woods and in the valleys.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

There will be plenty of time to take a room in some hotel by the evening.”
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

One fact was as well known, too, as the other, but there was nothing like an equal demand for the two offices; for the Oldfield people dwelt together, as a rule, in such harmony as Sidney found, not only monotonous, but even a little dull now and then.
— from Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Nancy Huston Banks

"It may be true," she answered, thoughtfully, and relapsed into silence, her eyes downcast, her lips set in a half-sorrowful line, while she unconsciously checked the speed of the horses and allowed them to walk slowly along the drive.
— from The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

Certain it does, however, appear to be that the man succeeded in obtaining a remarkable influence, surrounding himself with a bodyguard of 300 men and making himself a power and even a terror throughout the neighbourhood.
— from Mediæval Heresy & the Inquisition by Arthur Stanley Turberville

The vessel made a plunge like a dying whale; and raising its stern high into the air, glided into the depths of the sea, like the leviathan seeking his secret places.
— from Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Benj. N. (Benjamin Nicholas) Martin

It shall have for pictures fair Fancies that are rich and rare; It shall have a golden roof, And tapestry with stars for woof.
— from Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole

They set out gathering materials, found clay and a very sticky bitumen, and they hurried on to erect the tower, and raised it so high that, they say, it seemed to attain to the sky.
— from New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3) by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts

'Let's wait till it's in place, and rush it,' suggested Horan recklessly.
— from On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by T. C. (Thomas Charles) Bridges

Whether Albion was ever known as Inghilterra or Ingland before the advent of the Angles from the Elbe need not be here discussed, but, at any rate, it seems highly unlikely that Anglesea, the sanctuary or Holyhead of British Druidism, derived its name from Teutonic invaders who can hardly have penetrated into that remote corner for long after their first friendly arrival.
— from Archaic England An Essay in Deciphering Prehistory from Megalithic Monuments, Earthworks, Customs, Coins, Place-names, and Faerie Superstitions by Harold Bayley

Then, if it be war, I will write again: if it be peace or a respite, I shall hope to see you.
— from Cicero: Letters to Atticus, Vol. 2 of 3 by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Now, as already remarked, it so happens that physiologists and medical men are in possession of some very definite information regarding the manner in which decomposing animal matters act on the human organism.
— from Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 693 April 7, 1877 by Various