Let him enter the silence of its ancient underground chamber, so dark and so mysterious.
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

He was evidently not accustomed to intimates in attics, and unexpected crumbs startled him.
— from A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time by Frances Hodgson Burnett

proof against; unconquerable &c. (strong) 159; stubborn, unconquered; indomitable &c. (persevering) 604a; unyielding &c. (obstinate) 606.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Now Cherea and his associates, upon Caius's slaughter, saw that it was impossible for them to save themselves, if they should all go the same way, partly on account of the astonishment they were under; for it was no small danger they had incurred by killing an emperor, who was honored and loved by the madness of the people, especially when the soldiers were likely to make a bloody inquiry after his murderers.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

Alboin afterwards (in 568) undertook the conquest of Italy, where Narses, who had subjected this country to Justinian, offended by an ungrateful Court, sought an avenger in Alboin, and offered him his co-operation.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

In this, science has made a considerable advance upon common sense in its interpretations of human behavior, but has introduced no new principle; it has simply made its statements more detailed and exact.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Here is the will, and under Cæsar's seal.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

Here is the will, and under Caesar’s seal.
— from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

The waggoner in the reddish-brown coat and the spongy swelling on his face, who was conducting an unseen choir, stopped.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

A cavalry expedition, from General Ord's command, will also be started from Suffolk, to leave there on Saturday, the 1st of April, under Colonel Sumner, for the purpose of cutting the railroad about Hicksford.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant

He once amused his sisters by pouring out whole Iliads of extempore doggrel upon the head of an unfortunate country squire of their acquaintance, who had a habit of detaining people by the button, and who was especially addicted to the society of the higher order of clergy "His Grace Archbishop Manners Sutton Could not keep on a single button.
— from Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1 by George Otto Trevelyan

A cow is a useful creature; she gives us milk; and butter and cheese are made of milk.
— from A Picture Book, for Little Children by Anonymous

First the Emperor learned that the Russians, as unscrupulous as the Austrians in observing the conditions of a capitulation which are usually considered sacred, had just trampled under their feet the stipulations made at Dantzic.
— from Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon by Various

After a cartel of exchange had been agreed upon, Colonel Scott and the other regulars, prisoners, were embarked on a vessel for Boston.
— from General Scott by Marcus Joseph Wright

For a minute or so, this fatal and unexpected catastrophe stunned them.
— from Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

He suffered the lash, escaped from prison, disguised himself by means of an immense shade over his eye, girded himself with a formidable sword with which he ambled about, then embraced the profession of wheedling country folk for the benefit of gambling houses, into which he led those innocent lambs, who did not come forth again until completely shorn.
— from A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue

Are they not although rebels and unnatural children, still the children, of the Shoshones?
— from The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora, and Western Texas by Frederick Marryat

Indeed, many of the oldest sitters in the Church of the Disciples said that he had never before preached such powerful and unanswerable Calvinistic sermons—sermons that "crumpled up sinners spiritually" until the business obligations of Monday morning restored their elasticity.
— from Playing With Fire by Amelia E. Barr

The troops, too, were all employed; and under Charlie's superintendence, a wondrous change was soon effected.
— from With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty