Four limped fountains from the clefts distil: And every fountain pours a several rill, In mazy windings wandering down the hill: Where bloomy meads with vivid greens were crown'd, And glowing violets threw odours round.
— from The Odyssey by Homer

[2] Mi pregunta tenía por objeto averiguar cómo influye la concurrencia de artículos europeos en la demanda por los productos similares norteamericanos.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

If I find it my absolute duty to suppress them, they shall trouble no one but myself; and if I can really feel myself justified in indulging this attachment, I can dare anything, even the anger and grief of my best friend, for its object—surely, I shall soon know.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

The consecrated lands, which had increased the patrimony of the sovereign or of the clergy, were clearly defined, and easily restored.
— 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

A certain decorum and even silence would be observed in any case.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

± drīfan 1 to ‘ drive ,’ force, hunt, follow up, pursue , Æ, AO, CP: drive away, expel , Mk : practise, carry on , RB ; Æ: rush against, impel, drive forwards or backwards , Cr, KC : undergo .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

Suppose, I said, the study of philosophy to take the place of gymnastics and to be continued diligently and earnestly and exclusively for twice the number of years which were passed in bodily exercise—will that be enough?
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

] This is an herb of Saturn, and I suppose under the sign Capricorn, cold, dry, and earthy in quality.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

They had to paddle in an almost continual drizzle, and even made shift to lunch in a ditch, with the rain pattering on their waterproofs.
— from In the Track of R. L. Stevenson and Elsewhere in Old France by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Read the interior alternate angles formed by the lines a b , c d , and e f .
— from Marks' first lessons in geometry In two parts. Objectively presented, and designed for the use of primary classes in grammar schools, academies, etc. by Bernhard Marks

He concluded by sincerely hoping that the Lord would pay no attention to the proclamation of the Governor, but would, if he had any doubt on the subject, come down and examine the State for himself.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

There are, as usual, many characters,--Sydney Carton, the outcast, who lays down his life for the happiness of one whom he loves; Charles Darnay, an exiled young French noble; Dr. Manette, who has been "recalled to life" from a frightful imprisonment, and his gentle daughter Lucie, the heroine; Jarvis Lorry, a lovable, old-fashioned clerk in the big banking house; the terrible Madame Defarge, knitting calmly at the door of her wine shop and recording, with the ferocity of a tiger licking its chops, the names of all those who are marked for vengeance; and a dozen others, each well drawn, who play minor parts in the tragedy.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Th’ calf had some catchin’ disease, an’ Eb was under orders t’ git rid of it inside of twenty-four hours, or pay a fine of fifty dollars.
— from The Motor Boys Over the Ocean; Or, A Marvelous Rescue in Mid-Air by Clarence Young

See Deeds Credit, letter of, form for, 309 Creditor, of bailee, 28 ; assignment for benefit of, 32 ; filing of petition against bankrupt, 33 , 34 ; claims of, 34 , 35 , 36 ; election of trustee by, 34 , 36 ; right to vote at meetings, 35 ; may object to discharge of bankrupt, 38 ; liability of beneficial associations to, 39 , 40 ; several may join in giving mortgage, 53 ; attachment has insurable interest in goods, 126 Crime, drunkenness as excuse for, 117 ; how prosecuted, 2 , 3 .
— from Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles

It is evident then that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary in every Christian for the service that Christ demands and expects of him .
— from The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey