The same consistency calls for credulity as to the demoniacal elevation of Simon Magus, and the broomstick riding of the witches whose supernatural levitation was credited by Lord Bacon and Sir Matthew Hale, not to speak of Addison and Wesley.
— from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes

[The Peasantry.] SIBILET, son of the court clerk, first clerk of Maitre Corbinet, notary at Ville-aux-Fayes, to whom he was the appointed successor.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

Madame Chicot, distressed at the expense, kept running down to the cellar continually for cider.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

CARWHITCHET, quip, pun. CASAMATE, casemate, fortress. CASE, a pair. CASE, "in—," in condition.
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

The sublime, says Longinus, is often nothing but the echo or image of magnanimity; and where this quality appears in any one, even though a syllable be not uttered, it excites our applause and admiration; as may be observed of the famous silence of Ajax in the Odyssey, which expresses more noble disdain and resolute indignation than any language can convey [Footnote: Cap. 9.].
— from An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume

catedral , f. , cathedral. categoría , f. , category.
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

There has been a time since when I have wondered whether, if the life before her could have been revealed to me at a glance, and so revealed as that a child could fully comprehend it, and if her preservation could have depended on a motion of my hand, I ought to have held it up to save her.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

-rs , -rtis Feminines: ars , art ; cohors , cohort ; fors , chance ; mors , death ; pars , part ; sors , lot , N. twice sortis (Plaut.; Ter.).
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

Sleeked C. Well-set C. Cockney C. Diapered C. Gemel C. Auromercuriated C. Spotted C. Turkish C. Robust C. Master C. Burning C. Appetizing C. Seeded C. Thwacking C. Succourable C. Lusty C. Urgent C. Redoubtable C. Jupped C. Handsome C. Affable C. Milked C. Prompt C. Memorable C. Calfeted C. Fortunate C. Palpable C. Raised C. Boxwood C. Barbable C. Odd C. Latten C. Tragical C. Steeled C. Unbridled C. Transpontine C. Stale C. Hooked C. Digestive C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

He continued to send for me punctually the moment the clock struck seven; though when I appeared before him now, he had no such honeyed terms as “love” and “darling” on his lips: the best words at my service were “provoking puppet,” “malicious elf,” “sprite,” “changeling,” &c. For caresses, too, I now got grimaces; for a pressure of the hand, a pinch on the arm; for a kiss on the cheek, a severe tweak of the ear.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

Q. Let me ask you, what do you mean by discriminating? A. it means that they will carry freight from Chicago to Philadelphia cheaper than they will carry from Chicago to Pittsburgh; that they will carry cheaper from Chicago to Albany than they will carry it to Pittsburgh; that Pittsburgh merchants can take goods to Boston, and take them to San Francisco a great deal cheaper—paying the freight to Boston and back—a great deal cheaper than they can ship them direct to San Francisco.
— from Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878 by 1877 Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July

My cousin cared for cricket no more than for any other sports, but because he represented Medchestershire, he made a point of coming to see his County play.
— from The Great Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

It was at one time called Centunculus , from cento , a covering, because it spread in such abundance over the cultivated fields.
— from Everyday Objects; Or, Picturesque Aspects of Natural History. by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

After a little dawdling conversation, Captain Fuller came in to have a little chat.
— from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney

codling, coddling (fr. coddle ).
— from On English Homophones Society for Pure English, Tract 02 by Robert Bridges

As this contingent came from Count Bismarck's own section of Germany, there greeted us as we passed along, first in the dim light of the morning, and later in the glow of the rising sun, continuous and most enthusiastic cheering for the German Chancellor.
— from Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Complete by Philip Henry Sheridan

And at the foot of this hill was some-time a good city of Christian men, that men clept Caiffa, for Caiaphas first founded it; but it is now all wasted.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

The king of all that country Coursing far, coursing near, Curbed his amber-bitted steed, 190 Coursed amain to hear; All his princes in his train, Squire, and knight, and peer, With his crown upon his head, His sceptre in his hand, Down he fell at Margaret's knees Lord king of all that land, To her highness bending low.
— from Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Christina Georgina Rossetti