[44] las agencias marítimas venden pasajes para los vapores; las de colocaciones proporcionan sirvientes, empleados, operarios y peones; las de mensajeros ponen a la disposición del cliente mandaderos para transmitir recados; las agencias de transportes realizan los servicios que en Norte América hacen los expresos; las de mudanza se encargan de transportar muebles cuando se cambia de domicilio; las agencias de alquileres procuran listas de casas desocupadas; las agencias o casas de cambio venden y compran moneda extranjera.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Emasculated C. Confused C. Enfeebled C. Corked C. Unsavoury C. Whore-hunting C. Transparent C. Overthrown C. Deteriorated C. Vile C. Boulted C. Chill C. Antedated C. Trod under C. Scrupulous C. Chopped C. Desolate C. Crazed C. Pinked C. Declining C. Tasteless C. Cup-glassified
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Spanish Capriccio D — 'Cellos Vn s I + II ] 6. Melody in the wood-wind.
— from Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

[112] Herculem Prodicus [113] dicit, ut est apud Xenophontem, cum primum pubesceret, quod tempus a natura ad deligendum, quam quisque viam vivendi sit ingressurus, datum est, exisse in solitudinem atque ibi sedentem diu secum multumque dubitasse, cum duas cerneret vias, unam Voluptatis, alteram Virtutis, utram ingredi melius esset, hoc Herculi "Iovis satu edito" potuit fortasse contingere, nobis non item, [114] qui imitamur, quos cuique visum est, atque ad eorum studia institutaque impellimur; plerumque autem parentium praeceptis imbuti ad eorum consuetudinem moremque deducimur; alii multitudinis iudicio feruntur, quaeque maiori parti pulcherrima videntur, ea maxime exoptant; non nulli tamen sive felicitate quadam sive bonitate naturae sine
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Tripería, algunos caballeros que gallardamente envueltos en sus capas estaban como de centinela viendo pasar la gente.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Sorelli, which could not find room in the Cour de l'Administration; of Carlotta; and of your brother, M. le Comte de Chagny..." "Very likely..." "What is certain is that, though your carriage and Sorelli's and Carlotta's are still there, by the Rotunda pavement, M. le Comte de Chagny's carriage is gone.
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

“I will come directly,” cried Valentine aloud.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo, Illustrated by Alexandre Dumas

cela me va.» En quelques coups de crayon, Vernet eut bien vite terminé une charmante esquisse du guerrier, que celui-ci emporta triomphant.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

Adj. powerless, impotent, unable, incapable, incompetent; inefficient, ineffective; inept; unfit, unfitted; unqualified, disqualified; unendowed; inapt, unapt; crippled, disabled &c. v.; armless[obs3].
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

It is a height to which common duty can very well attain, to suffer and to dare with solemnity.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“No,” cried Deering, clapping Vane on the shoulder, “he wants no inheritance, but the good education and training you have given him.
— from The Weathercock: Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias by George Manville Fenn

> Catalog i {Catalogue D.}[] Catalog v Pharmaceutical {aad}[and] Medical Students.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II by Richard Vine Tuson

but, as Captain De Crespigny very sensibly observed yesterday, the husband worthy of me should be made on purpose.
— from Modern Flirtations: A Novel by Catherine Sinclair

The highways are wasted, the wayfarer ceaseth; he breaks the covenant, despises cities, values no man.
— from The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Books of the Bible, Volume 15 (of 32) The Preacher's Complete Homiletic Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Volume I by Alfred Tucker

Then the Priests are said to try and work upon her, and say that her son will die if the Emperor continues dans cette voie against the Pope.
— from The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Queen of Great Britain Victoria

[177] A. Guglielmotti, Della rocca d’Ostia e delle condizioni dell’architettura militare in Italia prima della calata di Carlo VIII.
— from Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 2 of 2) by Alfred von Reumont

a sclerotic coat, b cornea, c conjunctiva, d circular veins of the iris, e choroid coat, f ciliary muscle, g corona ciliaris, h iris, i optic nerve, k anterior border of the retina, l crystalline lens, m inner covering of the cornea (aqueous membrane), n pigment membrane, o retina, p Petit’s canal, q yellow spot of the retina.
— from The Evolution of Man by Ernst Haeckel

It is only when the delectatio coelestis overcomes concupiscence ( delectatio coelestis victrix ) that free-will can perform the act inspired by grace.
— from Grace, Actual and Habitual: A Dogmatic Treatise by Joseph Pohle

Livre curieux, où vous trouverés des Noëls sur le chant de ce vaudeville infame qui commence, Il faut chanter une histoire de la femme d’un manant , &c. le reste est un conte scandeleux autant qu’il y en ait dans le Satyricon de Petrone.
— from Life of John Knox, Fifth Edition, Vol. 1 of 2 Containing Illustrations of the History of the Reformation in Scotland by Thomas M'Crie