193.—There are relapses in the diseases of the mind as in those of the body; what we call a cure is often no more than an intermission or change of disease.
— from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld

Conversely, a consonantal i or u sometimes becomes vocalized before a vowel, thus giving an additional syllable: as, silüae for silvae (Hor.); ēvolüisse for ēvolvisse (Ov.).
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

Among the causes which enfranchised the plebeians from the yoke of feudal tyranny, the institution of cities and corporations is one of the most powerful; and if those of Palestine are coeval with the first crusade, they may be ranked with the most ancient of the Latin world.
— 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

Receive the saliva in a cup and cover it over with a betel-leaf.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

There is no such sudden break in the conditions of existence as may have been anticipated; and no break at all in the continuous and conscious identity of genuine character and personality.’
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

For this purpose the people gather round the corpse and carry it outside of the village.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

But the instances which have come down to us from an early period of dimidiated or impaled coats are chiefly instances of the display of arms by a widow.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

[Pg 407] No fox so clever in our neighbour's woods But must leave me enough, as well I know, To buy a pig, 'twill fatten very soon; I buy him large, and for a good round sum I sell him, mark you that some afternoon; A cow and calf into our stable come; Who'll prevent that?
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

Transfer the design on to the paper or kid, in the manner described in the concluding chapter, and cut it out with the knife.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

Some of the carved work, however, of the capitals and corbels is of a later date than that of the nave, which may be due to the capitals having been left uncut till after the nave was finished, or to damage done by the fall of the tholus in 1248.
— from Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer

Then he put the powdered stone and the lead he had mixed together into a little clay cup, and covered it over with more of the fine-powdered lead.
— from Nelly's Silver Mine: A Story of Colorado Life by Helen Hunt Jackson

This was reported to be the chief treasure-city of Jugurtha; could Aulus capture it, or even bargain for its security with the king, he might cripple the resources of the Numidian monarch and win great wealth for himself and his army.
— from A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones) Greenidge

And again, it is the High Priests' duty to be better qualified to teach principles and doctrines, than the Elders: for the office of Elder is an appendage to the High Priesthood, and it concentrates and centers in one.
— from History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1 Period 1. History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet by Smith, Joseph, Jr.

When he came they begged him to save them; he pretended to be much surprised and puzzled and at last undertook to get them out of their difficulty, if they paid him one hundred rupees; they gladly paid him the money, and then he took up the corpse and carried it off and laid it down on the verandah of the house of a mahajan who lived near.
— from Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas

The good Paulina was mistaken: for no sooner was she gone than the merciless father ordered Antigonus, Paulina's husband, to take the child, and carry it out to sea, and leave it upon some desert shore to perish.
— from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb

But men as well as money were needed for the performance of these charges, and consequently, in order to prevent a decline in the numbers of the corporati , the state made membership in these associations an hereditary obligation.
— from A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur E. R. (Arthur Edward Romilly) Boak

Beef, mutton, and chicken are cooked in oil till they fall apart and can be eaten with the fingers.
— from In the Tail of the Peacock by Isabel Savory

Perhaps it would be decided to make in common a complete investigation of every part of Lincoln Island.
— from Abandoned by Jules Verne