I would not in any wise commit a disloyal deed or wrong to either weak or strong.
— from Four Arthurian Romances by Chrétien, de Troyes, active 12th century

—A great cyclone, a detailed description of which is given in the work of Mr. Jonnés.
— from The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by R. A. (Rudolph Adams) Van Middeldyk

[Pg 117] immigrants from coming, and distribute desirable ones when they do come.
— from Aliens or Americans? by Howard B. (Howard Benjamin) Grose

[pg 135] We may all call a dog, dog; or we may call a table, table, and any one else may apply the same name to the dog and to the table, but only a human being can be called “I” and only he himself can apply that most exclusive of all words, I, for this is the badge of self-consciousness, the recognition by the human spirit of itself as an entity, separate and apart from all others.
— from The Rosicrucian Mysteries: An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings by Max Heindel

Once I went into the ante-room and caught Misha in an act which gave the lie to his constant and disgusting denunciation of women as unclean.
— from The Confession: A Novel by Maksim Gorky

We need not follow him in his pursuit through Lombardy and the Legations, down to Tuscany and Lucca, which latter city he reached at the close of a cold and dreary day of winter, cheered to him, however, by the certainty that he had at length come up with the object of his chase.
— from One Of Them by Charles James Lever

They dwell with fondness on the joys and pains of love, and with enthusiasm describe the courage and daring deeds of warriors, or in moving strains pour forth the plaintive elegy; but for the description of gorgeous palaces and fragrant gardens, or for the wonders of magic, they are indebted chiefly to their Persian neighbours.
— from The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries by Thomas Keightley

The two officers whom he most feared as being ready to assist Pedro Barba, were Velasquez de Leon, a relation of the Governor of Cuba, and Diego de Ordaz, whose conduct, notwithstanding what had passed at Trinidad, was sometimes suspicious.
— from The adventures of Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks