For what deeds he did, he did them not by dint of Love, but by dint of his strong right arm.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

He came very near falling into the hands of the enemy, who infested the whole country with small but bold detachments of cavalry.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

The Hackin (the great sausage) must be boiled by daybreak, or else two young men must take the maiden (i.e. the cook) by the arms and run her round the market-place till she is shamed of her laziness.”—Round
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

Anon took boat and by water to the Neat Houses over against Fox Hall to have seen Greatorex dive, which Jervas and his wife were gone to see, and there I found them (and did it the rather for a pretence for my having been so long at their house), but being disappointed of some necessaries to do it I staid not, but back to Jane, but she would not go out with me.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

Le Maitre told him he was going to Bellay by desire of the bishop, that he might superintend the music during the Easter holidays, and that he proposed returning that way in a few days.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Nevertheless, they who restrain baser lusts, not by the power of the Holy Spirit obtained by the faith of piety, or by the love of intelligible beauty, but by desire of human praise, or, at all events, restrain them better by the love of such praise, are not indeed yet holy, but only less base.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

He is accompanied by Nero, a big black dog of Danish breed, with drooping ears, and a tail as hard as a stick.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

2 [c1] be, become denuded of forest.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Nicholas beside the stove at a small table where his tea was handed to him; Mílka, the old gray borzoi bitch (daughter of the first Mílka), with a quite gray face and large black eyes that seemed more prominent than ever, lay on the armchair beside him; Denísov, whose curly hair, mustache, and whiskers had turned half gray, sat beside countess Mary with his general’s tunic unbuttoned; Pierre sat between his wife and the old countess.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Bounded by Derry on the N. ; E. by Armagh and Lough Neagh; S. by Fermanagh and Monaghan; W. by Donnegal.
— from The Scientific Tourist through Ireland in which the traveller is directed to the principal objects of antiquity, art, science & the picturesque by Thomas Walford

After the withdrawal of San Martin, Bolivar became Dictator of Peru.
— from The United States and Latin America by John Holladay Latané

It was condemned and burnt by decree of the Parliament, and the Jesuits had to swallow all the shame of it.
— from Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 02 by Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

If we are able to answer correctly without referring to the book, it will be by dint of our prolonged memory .
— from The Principles of Language-Study by Harold E. Palmer

46 , 166 –167 Baghdad (Wadach, Waydat), 46 , 167 , 52 , 191 , 157 , 168 ; see Babylon Baïram, the, 70 , 221 Bajazet (Weyasat, Weyasit), at Nicopolis, 2 , 3 , 108 , 109 ; slaughter and distribution of prisoners, 4 , 7 , 112 , 113 , 115 , 116 ; 256 invades duchy of Pettau, 6 ; besieges Konieh, 8 ; occupies Karaman, 10 ; takes Samsoun, 12 , 14 ; occupies Sebaste, 18 ; takes Malatia, 18 ; Adana, 19 ; succours Faradj, 19 , 124 ; conquers Lesser Armenia, 20 , 125 ; capture at Angora, and death, 21 , 126 ; besieges Constantinople, 80 , 231 Balsam in Egypt, 60 , 61 , 207 –208, 92 Baptism in Greek Church, 82 , 83 ; in Armenian Church, 92 ; in river Jordan, 205 ; place of the Saviour’s, 205 Barkok (Warchloch, Marochloch), 19 , 124 , 51 , 182 , 113 Barley planted over Babylon, 24 Batou, 137 , 173 Batoum, 153 Battle, of Nicopolis, 2 , 4 , 107 –112; Konieh, 7 , 8 ; Angora, 21 ; Delhi, 25 , 130 , 132 ; Karabagh, 31 , 134 ; Aktam, 32 , 134 Bavaria (Payren), 1 , 38 Beard, never cut by Walachians, 38 ; forbidden to Mahomedans to cut the, 71 ; not shaven by Greek priests, 83 ; not shaven by Armenian priests, 92 Beasts, wild, in Siberia, 35 ; Badakshan, 46 ; Babylon, 47 , 168 ; Bolgar, 49 , 174 Behesna (Wehessum), 22 , 127 –128, 123 Beshtamak (Bestan), 49 , 138 –139 Bethlehem (Bethlaem, Bethlahen), 35 , 51 , 185 , 87 , 236 Bishop’s see, at Joulad, 34 , 139 ; Makou, 44 , 159 ; Caffa, 49 ; Sary Kerman or Cherson, 177 Bistan (Bestan, capital of Kourdistan), 43 , 152 Blood of horses, as food, 48 Bolgar (Bolar), a city, 49 , 174 , 139 , 141 , 142 , 173 Bolgara (Walher), a country, 36 Borrak (Waroch), 37 , 142 Bosphorus, the, 79 , 226 Boucicault, Marshal (Hanns Putzokardo), 4 , 107 , 111 , 112 , 231 Bourhan uddin (Wurthanadin) defeated by a son of Bajazet, 10 ; is executed by Kara Yelek, 16 , 121 , 114 , 120 Boursbai (Malleckchafcharff, Balmander), 51 , 182 –191; his letter to Shah Rokh, 184 , 187 Bread, not eaten in Siberia, 36 ; made of millet, 41 ; not eaten in Jagataï, 47 ; nor in Great Tatary, 48 Breslau (Bressla), 102 Broussa (Wursa, Wurssa), 6 , 10 , 34 , 40 Buddhism, 140 Bulgaria (Pulgrey), 2 , 39 , 78 , 89 —— Eastern, 107 , 120 —— Western, 107 —— Central, 13 Bulgarians, are of the Greek Church, 78 Burgundy (Burguny), Duke of; see Comte de Nevers.
— from The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427 by Johannes Schiltberger

But by dint of watching Nellie, doing just what she did, and refusing just what she refused, I managed to get through with it tolerably well.
— from Homestead on the Hillside by Mary Jane Holmes

But if a frontier, like the side of France towards Belgium, be destitute of natural obstacles, the artificial means of defence must be proportionally increased.
— from Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by H. W. (Henry Wager) Halleck