He pitied me very much, and advised me, with much warmth and kindness of expression, not to amuse myself any longer with such experiments as these, which were all false and sophistical; but that I should read the good books of the old philosophers, where I might not only find the true matter of the science of alchymy, but learn also the exact order of operations which ought to be followed.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

They were also to keep oil already purified for the lamps; three of which were to give light all day long, 20 upon the sacred candlestick, before God, and the rest were to be lighted at the evening.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

As I sat there in that now lonely room; the fire burning low, in that mild stage when, after its first intensity has warmed the air, it then only glows to be looked at; the evening shades and phantoms gathering round the casements, and peering in upon us silent, solitary twain; the storm booming without in solemn swells; I began to be sensible of strange feelings.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

The reader of this Dictionary will see to which part of speech the English word belongs, by looking at the ending of the Esperanto translation of the word.
— from English-Esperanto Dictionary by J. C. (John Charles) O'Connor

Fifteen broken and decayed galleys were boldly launched against the enemy; but instead of the single tube of Greek fire usually planted on the prow, the sides and stern of each vessel were abundantly supplied with that liquid combustible.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

And then will I, for true you are and sweet Beyond mine old belief in womanhood, More specially should your good knight be poor, Endow you with broad land and territory Even to the half my realm beyond the seas, So that would make you happy: furthermore, Even to the death, as though ye were my blood, In all your quarrels will I be your knight.
— from Idylls of the King by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

When Kutúzov, conforming to a custom of Catherine’s day, ordered the standards that had been captured to be lowered at the Emperor’s feet on his entering the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something in which some people caught the words, “the old comedian.”
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

The sea cows had separated and were browsing lazily along the edges of the finest beaches that Kotick had ever seen.
— from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

[ sc. in Boeotia, Locris and Thessaly: elsewhere the movement was forced and unfruitful.
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod

Then all the others laughed a good deal, and Mr. 'Coon said he had thought that perhaps a menagerie was something to wear that would make anybody who had it on very strong, and able to stand up under a big load, and to eat as much as Mr. 'Possum could, or even more.
— from The Hollow Tree Snowed-In Book Being a continuation of stories about the Hollow Tree and Deep Woods people by Albert Bigelow Paine

She condemned Slavery in all its phases, as a "monster to be loathed as the enemy of God and man.
— from The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

After awhile you will smile at yourself about it when you find a knight who is fitter for you to marry and not three times older than you as I am, and then [Pg 117] I will give you broad lands and territories even to a half of my kingdom across the seas and I'll always be ready to fight for you in your troubles.
— from Tales from Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

I speak that which I do know when I say that where you find one who works con amore in her profession, there are two who drudge on grumblingly, and consider themselves aggrieved because the morning brings labor and the evening care.
— from Breakfast, Luncheon and Tea by Marion Harland

Parliamentary plans on these lines approved of by James Walker, Consulting Engineer to the Trustees, were submitted to and sanctioned by Parliament in 1840; but so inadequate was the appreciation of the depth required, that 20 ft. at high water neap tides was recommended by Logan as the extreme depth of the river and harbour, and a clause in the Act empowering the deepening to proceed until every part thereof shall have attained at least a depth of 17 ft. at high water neap tides.
— from Waterways and Water Transport in Different Countries With a description of the Panama, Suez, Manchester, Nicaraguan, and other canals. by J. Stephen (James Stephen) Jeans

Presently they could even distinguish the sound of oars, and at length the dim outline of a boat loomed across the entrance of the gulf.
— from Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life by Talbot Baines Reed

The various editions in which the letters are obtainable will be found referred to in the bibliographical list at the end of this little book.
— from Charles Lamb by Walter Jerrold

The British lost almost their entire force, including six hundred prisoners.
— from Stories of Later American History by Wilbur F. (Wilbur Fisk) Gordy