Calas and his wife were protestants, and had five sons, whom they educated in the same religion; but Lewis, one of the sons, became a Roman catholic, having been converted by a maid-servant, who had lived in the family about thirty years.
— from Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe

Mr. Pontellier had been a rather courteous husband so long as he met a certain tacit submissiveness in his wife.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin

Act of God, a legal term defined as "a direct, violent, sudden, and irresistible act of nature, which could not, by any reasonable cause, have been foreseen or resisted".
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

“Better to be a rational creature,” he added then, after ringing a small bell on the table, “and accept your natural destiny.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Orleans the Bastard, Charles, Burgundy, Alencon, Reignier, compass him about, And Talbot perisheth by your default.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

in his brief and reckless career, how often have I recalled that foolish act of his.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

Leaving Limasaua the fleet sailed for Cebu, passing several large islands, among them Bohol, and reaching Cebu harbor on Sunday, the 7th of April.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

She treated them with cool condescension, and it was not long before a regular court had gathered about her, in which several young people with whom I had heretofore associated allowed themselves to be enrolled.
— from In Paradise: A Novel. Vol. II by Paul Heyse

It is remarked, by a Roman Catholic historian of the day, that “the painters, clock-makers, modellers, jewellers, booksellers, printers, and others, who, although in humble trades, have still some exercise for thought, were the first to adopt these new ideas.”
— from Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True Tale by C. L. (Cecilia Lucy) Brightwell

My only difficulty is about taking orders; and she thinks I am going to be a Roman Catholic. How absurd!
— from Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert by John Henry Newman

Our hospitable host is of Irish extraction, boasts a stature of six feet, proportionable breadth, a ruddy countenance, herculean legs, and all the exterior attributes, at least, of that enterprising race, who often have the luck of marrying great fortunes.
— from Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford

At 6 P.M. came word that all was ready, and, followed by a retinue comprising half the population, she made her way to the beach.
— from Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary by W. P. (William Pringle) Livingstone

And if he does not become a Roumanian count, his son will probably go to a university, and may even become a county attorney.
— from Plays by August Strindberg, Second series by August Strindberg

Art had been subsidized by a ruling class, however beneficent, for its own purposes, however sincere and high.
— from Dante Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite movement by Esther (of Hampstead) Wood