In like manner, the nisānis of the Bolodias and Khadis respectively are the leather belt of a bullock and curved pole of the oil-mill.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

Right so came by and by a knight riding; and as he drew near he made dolorous moan, and by the words of it I perceived that he was cursing and swearing; yet nevertheless was I glad of his coming, for that I saw he bore a bulletin-board whereon in letters all of shining gold was writ: "USE PETERSON’S PROPHYLACTIC TOOTH-BRUSH—ALL THE GO.”
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

deeply; ὄρθρου Βαθέως, deep in the morning , at early down, Lu. 24.1 L.G. Βασιλικός , ή, όν, of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal; of a man , the officer or minister of a prince, a courtier, Jn. 4.46, 49; subject to a king, Ac. 12.20; befitting a king, royal, Ac. 12.21; met principal, chief, Ja. 2.4.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

From this position he would be able to fall back upon the Russian colony, which comprised a number of unimportant stockaded forts on the Bolshoya and Kamchatka rivers, and could also gain support from that control of the natives which was exercised from this point.
— from Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait by Peter Lauridsen

The risks of further violence sparked by a Kirkuk referendum are great.
— from The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

See that the bowels are kept regular, and that the diet is nourishing.
— from The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand by Ray Vaughn Pierce

Loosing and furling the royals, setting topgallant studdingsails and reeving the gear, shaking out reefs, learning the names and uses of all the ropes, and to make the common hitches, bends, and knots, reeving all the studdingsail gear, and rigging in and out booms, and the like, is the knowledge first instilled into beginners.
— from The Seaman's Friend Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service by Richard Henry Dana

Burke and King remain at home cleaning and pounding seed; they are both getting weaker every day; the cold plays the deuce with us, from the small amount of clothing we have: my wardrobe consists of a wide-awake, a merino shirt, a regatta shirt without sleeves, the remains of a pair of flannel trousers, two pairs of socks in rags, and a waistcoat, of which I have managed to keep the pockets together.
— from Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia From Melbourne To The Gulf Of Carpentaria by William John Wills

When we saw that the officers were done in, we threw ourselves on them, and they attacked each other so wildly that they fell, exhausted, to the floor while blows and kicks rained and hailed down on top of them.
— from The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as Told by Himself by Anonymous

"Unmarried himself," the knight's biographer informs us, "and not anxious to aggrandize his family, Sir Richard Sutton bestowed handsome benefactions and kind remembrances among his kinsmen; but he wedded the public, and made posterity his heir.
— from Oxford by Robert Peel

It lies just below the junction of the Bhima and Krishna rivers, and two miles west of the present railway station on the latter river.
— from A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India by Nunes, Fernão, active 16th century

Biff and Kamuka, racing along beside Jacome, were the first to reach the arch of trees above the quicksand.
— from Brazilian Gold Mine Mystery: A Biff Brewster Mystery Adventure by Andy Adams