Come," added he, "let us create a dictator from whom there lies no appeal; this madness, which hath set every thing in a flame, will immediately subside.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

SYN: Sluggish, cold, apathetical, dull, frigid, cold-blooded, unfeeling.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

This is doubtless due to the location of the islands, their isolation from centres of civilization and culture, the enervating climate, lack of entertainment and desirable companionship, and distance from the homeland.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

However, it could not be done, for l’Etoile said he was quite ready to give up the bill, but that he expected Sir B—— M—— to pay a crown a day for his keep while he remained in prison.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

The latter may be considered any distance from one hundred yards to ten miles.
— from The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical and Andecdotal by John Camden Hotten

This feeling, when disinterested, and connecting itself with the pure idea of duty, and not with some particular form of it, or with any of the merely accessory circumstances, is the essence of Conscience; though in that complex phenomenon as it actually exists, the simple fact is in general all encrusted over with collateral associations, derived from sympathy, from love, and still more from fear; from all the forms of religious feeling; from the recollections of childhood and of all our past life; from self-esteem, desire of the esteem of others, and occasionally even self-abasement.
— from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

Now as Antigonus had a mind to appear to exceed Herod, not only in the courage, but in the number of his men, he sent Pappus, one of his companions, with an army against Samaria, whose fortune it was to oppose Machaerus; but Herod overran the enemy's country, and demolished five little cities, and destroyed two thousand men that were in them, and burned their houses, and then returned to his camp; but his head-quarters were at the village called Cana. 6.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

For, had they intended to choose a dictator from that family in particular, they would much rather have chosen his father, Marcus Valerius, a consular person, and a man of distinguished merit.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

I pay four dollars a month for my room and twenty cents a day for food.
— from The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey

These conjugations are distinguished from each other by the final vowel of the present conjugation-stem.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

General Sullivan, at the head of a large force, penetrated into their country, and destroyed forty towns and villages, some of them having fifty or a hundred houses, and one as many as a hundred and twenty-eight.
— from History of the Indians, of North and South America by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

When the bird was properly cooked and drawn from the ashes, the skin could be pulled off easily, taking the feathers, of course, with it.
— from The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

In order to realise my ardent wish to profit by such treasures, I must remain three weeks longer at Heligoland, travel to Giessen and live there for ten days; all that out of the money which was to keep me here until the 26 Aug. only.... Therefore, instead of living in the hotel, I have taken a room at a fisherman’s, for half the price; instead of a dinner and coffee I eat what I can get and I only spend 90 centimes a day for my food.
— from Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 by Olga Metchnikoff

[IV-69] Large numbers of the Toltec nobles had already [282] abandoned their country and departed for foreign provinces, and this emigration was constantly on the increase even before it was definitely determined by the ruler to migrate.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 5, Primitive History The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

The “Ninth Symphony” rehearsed—Surprise of the orchestra—Guildhall, Fafner, and Falsolt—The mint and his projected theatre—Daily promenade of Richard Wagner with dog to Regent’s Park to feed the ducks—Wagner and the introduction of the animal kingdom upon the stage—Unlimited means the key to his passion for realism—Unlimited means the dream of his life—The third concert; “Euryanthe”—Wagner’s habit of snuff-taking while at the piano—His smoking—His irritability—Love for silks and velvets partly due to physical causes—Anger at shams—“Punch” on Wagner—Fourth concert; Wagner insists on leaving England next morning and breaking his engagement—Dissuaded—Fifth concert; success of the “Tannhäuser” overture—Wagner’s forty-second birthday; violet velvet dressing-gown—Signs himself “Conductor of the Philharmonic omnibus,” in allusion to the “full” programmes—Cyprian Potter—The Queen, Prince Consort, and Richard Wagner—Repetition of “Tannhäuser” overture—Berlioz and Wagner—The press and anonymous articles—Anxiety of Wagner to serve Berlioz—The last concert and departure from London, 26th June—A few quotations from the contemporary press 241 CHAPTER CHAPTER XX. 1855-1856.
— from Wagner as I Knew Him by Ferdinand Praeger

But this time it was still warm with long contact and divinely familiar, since but for a moment had it been relinquished.
— from Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie

Early in the day the guns of a famous light battery had been trundled, decked like some rose-covered chariot at the summer festival of flowers, through the winding lanes of eager forms and faces, the cannoneers almost dragged from the ranks by the clasping hands of men and women who seemed powerless to let go.
— from Found in the Philippines: The Story of a Woman's Letters by Charles King

Legislating by initiative or by referendum, the recall of judges, and especially the recall of judicial decisions, come dangerously near constituting a democratic form of government, against which the Constitution of the United States guarantees.
— from Vanishing Landmarks: The Trend Toward Bolshevism by Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier) Shaw

Thus, for example, the respiratory movements of a Cockroach are different from those of other Orthoptera, but resemble those of Hemiptera Heteroptera.
— from The Structure and Life-history of the Cockroach (Periplaneta orientalis) An Introduction to the Study of Insects by L. C. (Louis Compton) Miall