Seeing that each man will pay his own expenses by rail and boat, he will naturally travel by whatever class suits him best.
— from The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl

A brook divided the moor from the tenements, and to outward view there was no way across it—no way to the houses but round about by the road.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

KNULLER, old term for a chimney-sweep, who solicited jobs by ringing a bell.
— from A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. by John Camden Hotten

Considering, however, the effect of such an injury upon the pelvic organs alone, these may be regarded as being absolutely excluded from the pale of voluntary influence in consequence of the paralysis of the diaphragm, the abdominal and perinaeal muscles.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

In such a light both aspire alike, both rise alike, both children of the dust shine equally.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens

By the way, have you by any chance an aunt, a cousin, a grandmother, or any other suitable female relation who might be represented as being likely to kick the bucket?”
— from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

Nevertheless, the lies circulated against both Robison and Barruel were not without effect.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

“Cant not to me,” said Manfred, “but return and bring the Princess to her duty.”
— from The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

The way of writing Esop chose, Sound doctrine by example shows; For nothing by these tales is meant, So much as that the bad repent; And by the pattern that is set, Due diligence itself should whet.
— from The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Phaedrus

Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail And say there is no sin but to be rich; And being rich, my virtue then shall be To say there is no vice but beggary.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

and do you know whether he drove between London and Reading, or between Reading and Basingstoke?—a most useless branch railroad between the two latter places, constructed by the Great Western simply out of spite to the Southwestern, which I am happy to state has never yet paid its daily expenses, to say nothing of the cost of construction, and has taken everything off our road, which before abounded in coaches, carriers, and conveyances of all sorts.
— from Yesterdays with Authors by James Thomas Fields

With the enormous rise in the prices of yarns manufacturers are now recognizing that the operation has developed from a subsidiary to a primary one, and better results are being obtained by having the winding performed by older and more experienced workers who have a correct idea of the value of the material and are properly schooled in the avoidance of waste.
— from Hosiery Manufacture by Davis, William, M.A.

Miss Barrett remained for three years in Torquay, the climate being regarded as better for her health.
— from The Brownings, Their Life and Art by Lilian Whiting

I guessed that they funked being reported as being here.
— from Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2 by Newton, Thomas Wodehouse Legh, Baron

A direct mail train service has been established between Rio and Montevideo and also between Rio and Buenos Aires.
— from South America and the War by F. A. (Frederick Alexander) Kirkpatrick

At St. John Lateran, also, Pope John IV. caused a splendid work to be carried out, Page 317 which has been reported as being as "brilliant as the sacred waters.
— from Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison

On his way to Hispaniola, De Grasse was overtaken by Rodney, and brought to an engagement, in which he was totally defeated, and made a prisoner.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall

[155] The correspondence between Rousseau and Buttafuoco has been published in the Oeuvres et Corr.
— from Rousseau (Volume 1 and 2) by John Morley

Mostly the climb was pretty steep, and there were lots of big rocks and boulders and trees until you got maybe a hundred feet from the cave, and there was an open space steeper than the rest.
— from Mark Tidd: His Adventures and Strategies by Clarence Budington Kelland