The rocky mass was gouged with impenetrable crevices, deep caves, unfathomable holes at whose far ends I could hear fearsome things moving around.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

Antonino Constitutionis de Civitate Universo Orbi Romano data auctore.
— 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

Inveigled C. Overtoiled C. Cloyed C. Dangling C. Miserable C. Squeezed C. Stupid C. Steeped C. Resty C. Seedless C. Kneaded-with-cold- Pounded C. Soaked C. water C. Loose C. Coldish C. Hacked C. Fruitless C. Pickled C. Flaggy C. Riven C. Churned C. Scrubby C. Pursy C. Filliped C. Drained C. Fusty C. Singlefied C. Haled C. Jadish C. Begrimed C. Lolling C. Fistulous C. Wrinkled C. Drenched C. Languishing C. Fainted C. Burst C. Maleficiated C. Extenuated C. Stirred up C. Hectic C. Grim C. Mitred C. Worn out C. Wasted C. Peddlingly furnished Ill-favoured C. Inflamed C. C. Duncified C. Unhinged C. Rusty C. Macerated C. Scurfy C. Exhausted C. Paralytic C. Straddling C. Perplexed C. Degraded C. Putrefied C. Unhelved C. Benumbed C. Maimed C. Fizzled C. Bat-like C. Overlechered C. Leprous C. Fart-shotten C. Druggely C. Bruised C. Sunburnt C. Mitified C. Spadonic C. Pacified C. Goat-ridden C. Boughty C. Blunted C. Weakened C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Falling away C. Detested C. Disfigured C. Smallcut C. Diaphanous C. Disabled C. Disordered C. Unworthy C. Forceless C. Latticed C. Checked C. Censured C. Ruined C. Mangled C. Cut C. Exasperated C. Turned over C. Rifled C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Pero el éxito alcanzado con la construcción del canal de Suez hizo pensar de nuevo en la conveniencia de construir un canal desde el océano Atlántico al Pacífico, y en el año
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

Pero como no existe bajo la capa del cielo un hombre 10 de peor alma que el tal renegado, no me estará de más
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Hubo una larga pausa, durante la cual los dos estuvieron mirándose atentamente, cual si la cara de cada uno fuese para
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Nisá Pair, a cauldron Pit’hara Pêd, a foot; pedair, four Pad, a foot; páda, a quarter Pridd, earth Prithiví, the earth Prif, principal, prime Prabhu, a lord, a ruler Rhên, the Lord Rájan, a king Rhian, a lady Hindustani, rani Rhôd, a wheel Ratha, a car Swm, being together Sam Swynwr, a wizard, sorcerer Sanvanana, a witch; Hindustani, syani Tâd, father Táta Tân, fire Dahana Tant, a string Tantu Tanu, to expand Tana Toriad, a breaking, cutting Dári, cutting Uchafedd, height Uchch’ya Ych, ox Ukshan In the above list of Cumric and Sanscrit words there are certainly some remarkable instances of correspondence in sound and sense, the most interesting of which is that afforded by Nêr, the Cumric word for the Lord, and Nara, the Sanscrit word for the Spirit of God.
— from Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery by George Borrow

Huge castellated dikes crop up from the ridge-tops like ramparts.
— from The Westerners by Stewart Edward White

Nevertheless, this naturalist remarks, p. 281, "L'organisation de la larve ascidienne en dehors de toute hypothèse et de toute théorie, nous montre comment la nature peut produire la disposition fondamentale du type vertébré (l'existence d'une corde dorsale) chez un invertébré par la seule condition vitale de l'adaptation, et cette simple possibilité du passage supprime l'abîme entre les deux sous-règnes, encore bien qu'en ignore par où le passage s'est fait en realité.")
— from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

I told her that it was just friendly rivalry between the puncher an' the bronk, an' how, out on the ranch, the gentle critters 'd come up an' hang around by the hour, a-nickerin' f'r some o' the gang to go out an' bust 'em.
— from Yellowstone Nights by Herbert Quick

For the within part, all sorts of good-byes to put [Pg 276] pain into our hearts; for the without, a cold drizzle chilling us all to the bone.
— from Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Ian Hamilton

As Cæsar noticed: "sunt in consiliis capiendis mobiles, et novis plerumque rebus student;" an opinion endorsed in modern times by one of their own nation—Thierry: "Une bravoure personnelle que rien n'égale chez les peuples anciens—un esprit franc, impétueux, ouvert à toutes les impressions, éminemment intelligent—mais, à côté de cela, une mobilité extrême, point de constance, une répugnance marquée aux idées de discipline et d'ordre."
— from The Albigensian Heresy by Henry James Warner

Vaisseau qui a le côté droit comme un mur , a wall-sided ship.
— from An Universal Dictionary of the Marine Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c. by William Falconer