Latin; of which Julian had only a slight knowledge.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

2, 48, for the moment our king turns to a severer kind of mastery, he becomes a tyrant on the spot .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

He crawled in on his stomach, while I followed him erect, and we found ourselves before a strange kind of tent.
— from He by Walter Herries Pollock

What so suddenly called strength, life and beauty into the poor girl's face, making it gleam with such a smile, kindle with such bright, sparkling laughter?
— from White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Up, and my pill working a little I staid within most of the morning, and by and by the barber came and Sarah Kite my cozen, poor woman, came to see me and borrow 40s.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

And she knows it too.
— from Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw

This is, they say, the origin of the proverb, "A Termerian mischief," for Termerus, it seems, struck passers-by with his head, and so killed them.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

Las-ay ang sabaw, kúwag útan, The soup is tasteless because it lacks vegetables.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

As thai beyn in a substans knyt all thre, Thre personys ryngnys in a Deite.
— from The Æneid of Virgil Translated Into Scottish Verse. Volumes 1 & 2 by Virgil

It is entitled, "The Chapters of Sekhet-Hetepet, and the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day; of going into and of coming forth from the underworld; of coming to Sekhet-Aaru; of being in Sekhet-Hetepet, the mighty land, the lady of winds; of having power there; of becoming a spirit (KHU) there; of reaping there; of eating there; of drinking there; of making love there; and of doing everything even as a man doeth upon the earth."
— from Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

He can abolish all the outward means, and still keep a man alive.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St. Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren

He might, for aught she knew, be the son of a prince.
— from A London Baby: The Story of King Roy by L. T. Meade

"They, who by self-mastery reach such conditions of temporary happiness, have gained spiritual force also, and some knowledge of truth.
— from "Out of the East": Reveries and Studies in New Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

"She believed I was asleep and she kissed my hand," thought the girl.
— from Miracle Gold: A Novel (Vol. 3 of 3) by Richard Dowling

And this we ardently long for, that, as the regulation of the Church universal belongs to you, you will take care to create such cardinals, free of reproach, as shall know how to appreciate your burthen, and be willing and competent to aid you in supporting it; not regarding ties of country, quality of birth, or extent of power; but that they love God, hate avarice, thirst after justice, and burn with the zeal of souls.
— from Pope Adrian IV: An Historical Sketch by Richard Raby

Agnes and Amy, who had worked from motives of duty and love, were safe from any such keen disappointment.
— from The Children's Tabernacle; Or, Hand-Work and Heart-Work by A. L. O. E.