The Latin version of a grant by Uzbek Khan of Kipchak to the Venetian Andrea Zeno, in 1333,[1] ends with the words: " Dedimus baisa et privilegium cum bullis rubeis ," where the latter words no doubt represent the Yarlígh al-tamghá , the warrant with the red seal or stamp,[2] as it may be seen upon the letter of Arghun Khan.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

‘Then Master Linton has forgot the first injunction of his uncle,’ I observed: ‘he bid us keep on the Grange land, and here we are off at once.’
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Then the spirit wrenches itself free from the sinewy arms of reason and like a winged courser spurns the firm green earth and speeds away [173] upon wind and cloud, leaving neither trace nor footprint by which science may track its flight and bring us knowledge of the distant, shadowy country that we nightly visit.
— from The World I Live In by Helen Keller

But we, who have in view not etiology but philosophy, that is, not relative but unconditioned knowledge of the real nature of the world, take the opposite course, and start from that which is immediately and most completely known to us, and fully and entirely trusted by us—that which lies nearest to us, in order to understand that which is known to us only at a distance, one-sidedly and indirectly.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

Young men there are who behind our backs calumniate us and before us kiss our hands, with a base smile begging kind looks from us!
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

But what does concern my fellow-creatures and myself alike is to know that there is indeed a judge of human fate, that we are all His children, that He bids us all be just, He bids us love one another, He bids us be kindly and merciful, He bids us keep our word with all men, even with our own enemies and His; we must know that the apparent happiness of this world is naught; that there is another life to come, in which this Supreme Being will be the rewarder of the just and the judge of the unjust.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

But certain cows will show a fondness for a particular pair of hands, sometimes carrying this predilection so far as to refuse to stand at all except to their favourite, the pail of a stranger being unceremoniously kicked over.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

They set the steaks to grill and made an excellent dinner, after which the inspired bard, Demodocus, who was a favourite with every one, sang to them; but Ulysses kept on turning his eyes towards the sun, as though to hasten his setting, for he was longing to be on his way.
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

Kings of Arms have been likewise assigned other provinces over different kingdoms and dominions, and besides Ulster King of Arms for Ireland, and Lyon King of Arms for Scotland, others were nominated for particular provinces abroad, when united to the Crown of England, such as Aquitaine ,
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

On this point Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, wrote: "No registry of supporters to an Irish chieftain appears in Ulster's Office, in right of his chieftaincy only, and without the honour of peerage, nor does any authority to bear them exist."
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Fragment of Bas-relief by UrninÂ, King Of Lagash.
— from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by G. (Gaston) Maspero

Finally, while clearly realizing that the best defense is attack, and that our chief reliance should be upon keeping ourselves in such fighting trim that we can "eat 'em alive" at any time, there is no sense in running easily avoidable risks, and we should keep away from infection as far as possible.
— from Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson

The lists of American prizes teem with evidence of extraordinary activity, by cruisers singularly adapted for their work, and audacious in proportion to their confidence of immunity, based upon knowledge of their particular nautical qualities.
— from Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 2 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

In medieval times acts had been usually kept on some scholastic question or on a proposition taken from the Sentences .
— from Cambridge Papers by W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse) Ball

None but us knows of their existence—no other need know of their passing.
— from The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Thus orthobiosis, based upon knowledge of human nature, would set limits to a function which is perhaps the most natural of all.
— from The Prolongation of Life: Optimistic Studies by Elie Metchnikoff

But Ustenka kept on, ‘I say!
— from The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852 by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Many other improvements followed; and although it was a poor place still, it would at the time of Dr. Johnson's visit to the highlands have been counted a good house, not to be despised by unambitious knight or poor baronet.
— from What's Mine's Mine — Complete by George MacDonald