Whose will, because it is the same that Thou art, Thou madest all things, not by any change of will, nor by a will, which before was not, and that these things were not out of Thyself, in Thine own likeness, which is the form of all things; but out of nothing, a formless unlikeness, which should be formed by Thy likeness (recurring to Thy Unity, according to their appointed capacity, so far as is given to each thing in his kind), and might all be made very good; whether they abide around Thee, or being in gradation removed in time and place, made or undergo the beautiful variations of the Universe.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

It was not a lie, but I greatly regret having spoken too freely. . . .
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Mr. Bucket immediately got rid of the bearers, mysteriously shut the door, and bolted it.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

There will always be a bit of dinner for my friends when they come to see me; and I shall keep a pony-chaise to jog about the country in, just as I used to in the good old days, before I got restless, and wanted to do things."
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The father-in-law of our young Babu is greatly respected.
— from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. Translated from the Bengali by a Native. by Dinabandhu Mitra

For during such a one's sleep the body indeed gets rest, but the mind has terrors, and dreams, and perturbations, owing to superstition, "For when my trouble catches me asleep, I am undone by the most fearful dreams," as one says.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

This dog, not handsome, but rare of his kind, of which I had made my companion and friend, a title which he certainly merited much more than most of the persons by whom it was taken, became in great request at the castle of Montmorency for his good nature and fondness, and the attachment we had for each other; but from a foolish pusillanimity I had changed his name to Turk, as if there were not many dogs called Marquis, without giving the least offence to any marquis whatsoever.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Further, it must have the support of an authority which is imposing by its great age, by its general recognition, by its documents, together with their tone and statements—qualities which are so infinitely difficult to combine that many a man, if he stopped to reflect, would not be so ready to help to undermine a religion, but would consider it the most sacred treasure of the people.
— from Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur Schopenhauer

It is inhabited by fishermen and boat-makers, the Blankanese boats being in great request through the whole navigation of the Elbe.
— from Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Of course it is difficult to determine whether he is genuinely religious or not, but if genuine religion can be established we have a safe starting point.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

This group of figures consists of various characters, representing the Law, the Church, and the Government, with other inhabitants of North America; and as a marked characteristic of that quarter of the globe, an Indian Chief extending one hand to Britannia, and pointing the other to a Widow and Orphans, rendered so by the civil war; also, a Negro and Children looking up to Britannia in grateful remembrance of their emancipation from Slavery.
— from The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution by James Henry Stark

What are considered the dainties of the table consist chiefly of fresh salmon, preserved by the patent process, Highland mutton, partridges stuffed with truffles, &c., these things, in consequence of their rendering the dinner more expensive as well as more recherché , being in great request.
— from Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay by Emma Roberts

The little fern-leaf, bending Upon the brink, its green reflection greets, And kisses soft the shadow that it meets {51} With touch so fine, The border line The keenest vision can’t define; So perfect is the blending.
— from The White Wampum by E. Pauline Johnson

This beetle is generally regarded with much favour in almost all countries, and in Catholic times was in a manner dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
— from Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist Being popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes of more than Five Hundred Animals. by Mrs. (Jane) Loudon

The things in which they disgrace are the redundancies annexed to that belief; and therefore, if ever an universal religion should prevail, it will not be believing any thing new, but in getting rid of redundancies, and believing as man believed at first.
— from The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

“Feels like another blizzard is getting ready to descend on us,” remarked Ralph as he scanned the sky.
— from The Sky Trail by Graham M. Dean

But there, just before him, lay one of the spoonbills, beating its great rose-coloured wings against the ground.
— from A Little Boy Lost by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

About the year 1516, he composed his famous book called the Utopia, and gained by it great reputation.
— from The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. by Theophilus Cibber

This basilica is generally represented as having an apse at either end; but there is no authority whatever for this, and general analogy would lead us rather to infer that it was not the case.
— from A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by James Fergusson