This is the second dated edition of Apicius, resembling very closely the undated edition and also the Milan edition, printed by Signerre 1498, the first to bear a date.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

The punishment inflicted by the gods upon the culprits is not unlike, for while Loki is bound with adamantine chains underground, and tortured by the continuous dropping of venom from the fangs of a snake fastened above his head, Prometheus is similarly fettered to Caucasus, and a ravenous vulture continually preys upon his liver.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

Brotier, Dronke, and others, say he asks indulgence for the inferiority of his style and manner (incondita ac rudi voce , c. 3), as compared with the distinguished authors ( quisque celeberrimus ) of an earlier and better age.
— from The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus

Then, when the crisis was about due, Eumolpus, in a ringing voice, called out to Corax to increase the cadence.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter

On the relation of right auricle to vena cava and right ventricle, cf.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen

They had nearly reached the first rock when they heard a rough voice cry out, "Keep back!"
— from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

n. at LHy 6 31 ) (nap. halas) corner, nook, secret place , CP, Guth, WW : corner of land left by the stream in a river valley , Ct (v. Mdf).
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

My mother, hearing of the intention of sending me to some clergyman, immediately suggested that her own brother-in-law, the Rev. Mr. Brownlow, rector of Leeds, in Kent, a retired village close to the castle of that name, would be a suitable person.
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

By Westminster to White Hall, where I saw the Duke de Soissons go from his audience with a very great deal of state; his own coach all red velvet covered with gold lace, and drawn by six barbes, and attended by twenty pages very rich in clothes.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys

He wears a rich velvet cloak, glittering with embroidery.
— from A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

"You are really very clever, you know.
— from This House to Let by William Le Queux

The money value of the slave was, nevertheless, always a sort of guarantee of safety to himself; but men who had right of life and death over their own children, and who occasionally exercised it, were probably not, as a rule, very considerate to creatures who were bought and sold like cattle.
— from Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

There were with the Persies as chiefteines of this armie, the earle of Dowglas a Scotish man, the baron of Kinderton, sir Hugh Browne, and sir Richard Vernon knights, with diuerse other stout and right valiant capteins.
— from Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV by Raphael Holinshed

Conclusion Glossary Logging In First Steps Command History and Editing the Command Line Working as Root Virtual Consoles Shutting Down The Basics The Command Line and Man Pages Describing the Command Line Files and Directories Using Files: A Tutorial Dot Files and ls -a Processes The Shell Managing Processes with bash
— from Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Ossama Othman

On her part, she, with all the modesty of a Roman virgin, chose only such as were under fourteen, alleging, that their tender age was least capable of sustaining the rigours of slavery.
— from Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. by Oliver Goldsmith

The dogs are accustomed to perfect obedience, and keep their bed and room very clean.
— from Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince. by Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von