I have never come across a mermaid at sea. 34.
— from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll

as many bad decrees in Chancery as any man; and that in one case, that occasioned many years’ dispute, at last when the King come in, it was hoped by the party grieved, to get my Lord Chancellor to reverse a decree of his.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

better; rather Amgenaeth, n. difference Amgeneirio, v. to paraphrase Amgenu, v. to differ, to alter Amglawdd, n. an entrenchment Amgloddiad, n. entrenchment Amgledru, v. to rail round Amgludo, v. to carry about Amglwm, n. a clasper Amglywed, v. to apprehend Amgasifio, r. to clip round Amgnoi, v. to bite round, to correde Amgreiaio, v. to roll about Amgrom, a. convex Amgron, a. globular Amgud, n. a curly lock Amgudyn, n. a ringlet of hair Amgudd, n. treasure: a. hidden on all sides Amguddio, v. to inwrap Amgudd, a. a choice rarity Amguddfa, n. a museum Amgyff, a. support on everyside Amgyffrawd, n. imagination Amgyffred, n. comprehension Amgyffrediad, n. comprehending Amgyffredol, a. comprehensible Amgyffredu, v. to comprehend Amgyffroad, thorough agitation Amgyffroi, v. to agitate all round Amgylch, n. a circuit; an environ; a. round about Amgylchedd, n. circumference Amgylchiad, n. a surrounding Amgylchiadol, a. circumscribing Amgylchu, v. to surround Amglchyn, n. circumferentor Amgylchyniad, n. encompassing Amgylchynu, v. to surround Amgylchynol, a. encompassing Amgylchynwr, n. circumscriber Amgyaniwair, v. to hover round Amgynull, v. to collect again Amgynnulliad, sub. a collection from all sides Amgyrhaeddu, v. to extend Amgywain, v. to carry round Amhad, n. mixed seed Amhafal, a. parallel Amherawdr, n. an emperor Amhir, a. lengthened round Amhwedd, sub. intreaty: v. to crave Amias, n. a sensation round Amig, n. greediness Aml, a. often; plentiful Amlhâd, n. an increasing Amlhau, v. to multiply Amlbrïod, n. a polygamist Amlbriodas, n. polygamy Amlder, n. frequency Amldroed, n. polypui Amlddull, a. multiform Amldduw, n. polytheist Amlediad, n. expansion Amledd, n. abundance; store Amleglwys, n. pluralist Amleiriog, a. loquacious Amlenw, a. multinomial Amlenwi, v. to fill around Amlew, a. devouring on all sides Amlewyrchiad, n. a shining on every side Amlgell, a. having many cells Amliaith, a. polyglot Amlieithog, a. of many languages Amlifeiriant, n. circumfluence Amlifiad, n. circulation Amlifo, v. to flow about Amlinell, n. surrounding line Amliw, n. a stain: a. stained Amliwiad, n. discolouring Amliwiog, a. motley, coloured Amlochrog, a. multilateral Amlosgi, v. to burn round Amlran, n. many shares Amlryw, n. miscellany: multifarious Amlsill, a. polysyllabical Amlwedd, a. of divert forms Amlwg, a. apparent, evident Amlygder, n. conspiciousness Amlygedig, a. manifested Amlygedd, n. apparentness Amlygiad, n. manifestation Amlygiadol, a. explanatory Amlygol, a. demonstrative Amlygrwydd, n. obviousness Amlygu, v. to manifest Amlynu, v. to adhere around Ammaeth, n. dainty Ammau, Ammheu, v. to doubt Ammawr, v. placidity Ammeuthu, v. to make dainty Ammeuthyn, a. rare, dainty Ammheuad, n. a doubting Ammheuaeth, n. doubt Ammheugar, a. hesitating Ammheüus, a. doubting Amheuol, a. doubtful Amheuwr, n. a sceptic Ammod, n. a contract Ammodi, v. to corenant Ammodiad, n. a contracting Ammodol, a. conditional Ammodwr, n. a contractor Ammwyth, n. a carousal Amnaid, n. a beck Amneidiad, n. a beckoning Amner, n. a purse Amnerydd, n. a purser Amorchudd, n. a cover around Amrafael, n. contention Amrafaelgar, a. contentious Amrafaeliad, n. a bickering Amrafaelio, v. to contend Amrafaelus, a. contentious Amran, n. circular division Amraniad, n. division round Amrant, n. the eye-lid Amrant-hun, n. a short nap Amrantu, v. to wink, to blink Amranu, v. to divide round Amrentyn, n. close of the eye Amrith, a. of various aspects Amrosgo, a. vast, unwieldy Amrwygiad, n. dilapidation Amrwym, a. a bandage round Amrwymo, v. to bind round about Amryallu, v. multipotent Amrydwll, a. full of holes, porous Amrydyb, n. a parados Amryddarn, a. of various pieces Amryddull, a. multiform Amryfal, a. divers, sundry Amrafaeledd, n. diversity Amryfaliad,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

A young gentleman had just entered in a two-horse carriage, and, after making a turn about the yard, he stopped before the porch and descended; his horses, left to themselves, slowly moved towards the gate, nibbling the grass.
— from Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Adam Mickiewicz

I fully appreciate the motives which have induced you to give up a position presenting so many advantages to yourself, and sincerely hope that you may, in any future enterprise, enjoy the success which your character and ability merit and deserve.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

It began in a Woman's Club in London on a February afternoon—an uncomfortable club, and a miserable afternoon—when Mrs. Wilkins, who had come down from Hampstead to shop and had lunched at her club, took up The Times from the table in the smoking-room, and running her listless eye down the Agony Column saw this: To Those Who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine.
— from The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim

If Lord Palmerston is known by name to the tribes of the Caucasus and Asia Minor as a great foreign diplomatist, when the name of our Queen Victoria is an unknown title to the inhabitants of those parts—as was stated in the Times a short time ago,—I have only to remark that amongst the costers and the wild inhabitants of the streets he is better known as PAM .
— 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

They crawled away at my approach, but sometimes in my haste, I almost placed my hand or foot upon them.
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

With an MS-DOS computer, an automatic modem and a powerful program preset for the job, the steps may be as follows: (1) Start the program and display the telephone directory.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

A fine morning I walked on shore untill 8 A M when we halted for breakfast and in the course of my walk killed a deer which I carried about a mile and a half to the river, it was in good order.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

The shieldrake , or burrow duck, is remarkable for its constancy, as a male and female when they once pair continue to breed together every year as long as they live.
— from The Lady's Country Companion; Or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally by Mrs. (Jane) Loudon

In a small general library it would be possible to bring together all books upon subjects so closely allied as medicine and surgery under that heading, with a cross-reference, Surgery.
— from Manual of Library Cataloguing by John Henry Quinn

'Gramercy for your warning, young squire,' replied the citizen, as, apparently much amused, and chuckling to himself, he proceeded on his way; while Walter, standing up, watched the warrior monks as they passed the window.
— from The Boy Crusaders: A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by John G. (John George) Edgar

The chevalier assumed a majestic air.
— from A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue

The mornings on the beach were spent in talking of "Cyril," for the subject interested Miss Crane almost as much as it did Ida.
— from The Quiver, 1/1900 by Anonymous

She glanced at the white face, saw the head move slightly, the lips part, but the movement ceased after a minute, and Roberta sank back into a state of unconsciousness.
— from The Mystery of Seal Islands by Harrison Bardwell

The places for the schools besides being bad are completely abandoned, and many are in ruins (p. 339).
— from The Legacy of Ignorantism by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera