In the original Lives of the Popes, we often discover the city and republic of Rome: and the events of the xivth and xvth centuries are preserved in the rude and domestic chronicles which I have carefully inspected, and shall recapitulate in the order of time.
— 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

amâ´ bor , I shall be loved monê´ bor , I shall be advised -r amâ´ beris or amâ´ bere , you will be loved monê´ beris or monê´ bere , you will be advised -ris or -re amâ´ bitur , he will be loved monê´ bitur , he will be advised -tur Plur.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

The former writer speaks of a rotation, or rather alternation of crops, and well knew the use of lime, as also of other manures.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

He is followed by a race of runners and leapers.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce

Then, in all his fluttering tags and ribbons of red and yellow, Robin Hood strode forward.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

To the herald who came in the prau we gave a robe of red and green cloth, made in the Turkish fashion, a cap, and a writing book of paper; and to the other seven chief men, to one a bit of cloth, and to another a cap, and to all of them a writing book of paper.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

So that a Person, is the same that an Actor is, both on the Stage and in common Conversation; and to Personate, is to Act, or Represent himselfe, or an other; and he that acteth another, is said to beare his Person, or act in his name; (in which sence Cicero useth it where he saies, "Unus Sustineo Tres Personas; Mei, Adversarii, & Judicis, I beare three Persons; my own, my Adversaries, and the Judges;") and is called in diverse occasions, diversly; as a Representer, or Representative, a Lieutenant, a Vicar, an Attorney, a Deputy, a Procurator, an Actor, and the like.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

On a second glance, Syme saw that the glittering pattern was really made up of ranks and ranks of rifles and revolvers, closely packed or interlocked.
— from The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

The two warring factions created a reign of "Red" and "White" terror in the country.
— from Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918 A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times by Various

Yesterday Morning by the Commissioners ; whereupon Canassatego spoke as follows, looking on a Deal-board, where were some black Lines, describing the Courses of Potowmack and Sasquahanna: Brethren , Y esterday you spoke to us concerning the Lands on this Side Potowmack River, and as we have deliberately considered what you said to us on that Matter, we are now very ready to settle the Bounds of such Lands, and release our Right and Claim thereto.
— from Papers Relating to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New-York For encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada by Cadwallader Colden

But he was emphatically an aristocrat in the sense that he believed in good manners and fine physique: he set beauty above rank or riches, and was an early apostle of Eugenics.
— from Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 3 (of 4).—1874-1892 by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves

There was a rattle of rifles and six-shooters; the high lead ripped and whined and whistled—new sounds to the shrinking ears of Higginson Peabody!
— from The Sunset Trail by Alfred Henry Lewis

H2 anchor The Hut by the Black Swamp Now comes the fierce north-easter, bound About with clouds and racks of rain, And dry, dead leaves go whirling round
— from The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Henry Kendall

There are Radiata or Radiated animals.
— from Elements of Physiophilosophy by Lorenz Oken

the proposed trial of the Kaiser denounces economic manifesto difficult position of, at Paris Conference on Poland's claim to Upper Silesia proposes Germany's admission to League of Nations Georgia, in Bolshevik hands Italy prepares a military expedition to German army reduced by peace terms delegates and the Paris Conference German-Austria, army of loses access to the sea plight of Germany, a country of surprises a war of reconquest by, impossible accepts armistice terms Allies' demands for indemnities and America's entry into the war and her indemnity and reconstruction of Russia and the political sense annual capitalization of commerce of, before the war cost of army of occupation to effect of peace treaty on effect of President Wilson's messages on financial position of her indemnity increased her pre-war colonies her responsibility for the war how she can pay indemnity imports and exports of is she able to pay indemnity asked?
— from Peaceless Europe by Francesco Saverio Nitti

Sedition was provided against; persons who should seduce soldiers into desertion were to be exemplarily punished; fees, costs, and charges were to be regulated by the Court of Kings Bench; the swine Act was amended, so that sheep might run at large, and rams only be restrained between the 1st December and 20th December; £300 was appropriated to the printing of all the Acts of the Province, and £80 a year was allowed for the annual printing of the laws, which were to be distributed among members of Parliament, judges, and militia officers; £100 was granted for the building of bridges and repairing old roads and laying out new ones; the Customs Act was explained; £175 was granted for the purchase of the Statute Laws of England; £400 per annum was granted to be applied in the erection of Parliament Buildings; £303 11s.
— from The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Charles Roger

When he saw [Pg 55] St. George he gave a roar of rage and plunged toward him.
— from The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader by Ethel Maltby Gehres