ANT: Perpetual, lasting, confirmed, complete, final, perfect, permanent, entire.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

“Wasn’t he also another filibuster, Padre Salvi?” “That’s what might be called cheap funerals, Padre Camorra, eh?” remarked Ben-Zayb.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

E a tal modo il socero si stenta in questa fossa, e li altri dal concilio che fu per li
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

'T is little I could care for pearls
— from Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete by Emily Dickinson

Le problème est donc exclusivement d'ordre technologique (….et civique): comment faire pour que ces droits soient effectivement respectés, compte tenu
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

[clvii] Charms for Protection [p. 361 .
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

changer , remplacer une chose par une autre; convertir. chanson , f. , pièce de vers frivole ou satirique que l'on chante.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

The various classes, who were gathered round their teachers, answered the questions put to them with readiness and intelligence, and in a spirit of cheerful contest for precedence which pleased me very much.
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens

Paper, each part, 15 cents; cloth, four parts bound in one, 60 cents.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

fierce, brave, Prompt., C, PP; fiers , S2, C2, C3; fierse , PP.—OF.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

METABOLISM OF PROTEIDS Importance of proteid or nitrogenous foods Owing to the fact that the tissues of the normal body are constructed chiefly from proteids, the metabolism of proteids or nitrogenous foods is of very great importance.
— from Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 1 of 5 by Eugene Christian

All who are engaged in commercial pursuits form a corporation united by the strongest of all bonds, common interest; and commercial correspondence frequently presents a fertile field for observation, and affords much valuable information, which often escapes the inquiries of Government agents.
— from Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 08 by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

The Agricultural College at Cirencester ought, I think, to be able to send out two or three superintendents, who would direct rightly the first processes of cultivation, choosing for purchase good soil in good exposures, and which would need only irrigation to become fruitful; and by next summer, if not by the end of this, there would be growing food for men and cattle where now there is only hot dust; and I do not think there would be much further question "where the money was to come from."
— from Arrows of the Chace, vol. 2/2 being a collection of scattered letters published chiefly in the daily newspapers 1840-1880 by John Ruskin

Some of the volumes, indeed, surprised us, as they seemed to indicate an erudite taste which we did not give police constables credit for possessing.
— from Curiosities of Civilization by Andrew Wynter

‘Before they fell asleep they talked across the room about one thing and another, running from this to that till the conversation turned upon disguises, and changing clothes for particular ends.
— from Life's Little Ironies A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted Characters by Thomas Hardy

J’ai cueilli cette fleur pour toi sur la colline Book VI VIII.
— from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo Edited with a Biography of Juliette Drouet by Louis Guimbaud

Arrange upon the rice peeled and cored apples which have been cooked in syrup, reduce the syrup by rapid boiling, flavor to taste, add a little chopped candied fruit, pour over the rice and apples, and serve either hot or cold.
— from The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed

Industries: crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, cement, construction, fertilizer, plastics Industrial production growth rate: 1% (1997 est.)
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

the fleeting cry came from [Pg 187] Nellie involuntarily, and when Armstrong covered her flushing face with a soft look of encouragement, she continued sedately: "I think such things take us too far away from our serious duties in life."
— from Southern Hearts by Florence Hull Winterburn