44:015:001 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
— from The Bible, King James version, Book 44: Acts by Anonymous

Process : Cream butter, add sugar, egg yolks, salt and gradually the cream, stirring constantly.
— from Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners: A Book of Recipes by Elizabeth O. Hiller

More than a hundred thousand of Pansy's books are sold every year.
— from The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various

If you go to a boy and say, "Either you or Jones were out of your house last night at twelve o'clock," the boy does not reply, "Sir, I cannot tell a lie—I was out of my house last night at twelve o'clock."
— from Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

In the midst of his career, having made one grand coup , Page 108 [108] he retired from business and spent eight years virtuously with his father.
— from Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 1 From the twelfth to the eighteenth century by Arthur Griffiths

Many of her customary guests came in from the theatres and swelled the company already assembled, among whom were several celebrities, such as: Canalis the poet, Schinner the painter, Dr. Bianchon, Lucien de Rubempre, Octave de Camps, the Comte de Granville, the Vicomte de Fontaine, du Bruel the vaudevillist, Andoche Finot the journalist, Derville, one of the best heads in the law courts, the Comte du Chatelet, deputy, du Tillet, banker, and several elegant young men, such as Paul de Manerville and the Vicomte de Portenduere.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

"I fear there is small chance of Leo becoming a saint either young or [7] old," he said, "though he is a good lad in many ways.
— from The Pagan's Cup by Fergus Hume

But in some instances, at least, my dear slaveholder, your slave is literally your brother, and sometimes even your son, born of your own daughter.
— from The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny by Orestes Augustus Brownson

I was considered to be a steady, exemplary young man; and I can safely say that I attended studiously to my father's business.
— from The Mysteries of London, v. 2/4 by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

The ash-trees, whose branches are stripped every year to furnish food for the goats, look like elongated willows.
— from Edelweiss: A Story by Berthold Auerbach