'Whose adorning,' saith Peter, 'let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Complete by John Bunyan

In such cases the water should be protected by a bank of earth around the spring, behind which the drainage should be led off through a special pipe line if necessary.
— from Rural Hygiene by Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden

In 1854 he was appointed to perform the duties of Attorney General of California, and subsequently practiced law in Nevada City and Downieville.
— from History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes

In the populous, fertile, and salubrious portions lying immediately north of the equator, the very highest capabilities are presented for the employment of capital, and the development of British industry.
— from The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis, Sir

Believe you me, I made up my mind that, once I was really in it, I was going to work for a speaking part like I never worked before.
— from Believe You Me! by Nina Wilcox Putnam

The difference in age, character and social position between him and Beethoven was such as not to admit between them that higher and nobler friendship which united the latter and Zmeskall; but they could be, and were, of great use to each other, and there was a strong personal liking, if not affection, which was mutual.
— from The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I by Alexander Wheelock Thayer

Gustavus pressed for the formation of a separate Protestant league, if not under his own guidance, at least in close alliance with Sweden.
— from The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 by Samuel Rawson Gardiner