Bene "ministrum et praebitorem," [220] quia sordidum regi, melius etiam, quod largitionem "corruptelam" dixit esse; fit enim deterior, qui accipit, atque ad idem semper exspectandum paratior.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Irregular Verbs sum ab´sum dô esse abes´se dare fuî â´fuî dedî be be away give Conjugation II contineô doceô egeô faveô iubeô noceô persuâdeô respondeô sedeô studeô continêre docêre egêre favêre iubêre nocêre persuâdêre respondêre sedêre studêre continuî docuî eguî fâvî iussî nocuî persuâsî respondî sêdî studuî hold in, keep teach need favor order injure persuade reply sit be eager Conjugation III agô crêdô fugiô iaciô interficiô rapiô resis´tô agere crêdere fugere iacere interficere rapere resis´tere êgî crêdidî fûgî iêcî interfêcî rapuî re´stitî drive believe flee hurl kill seize resist Conjugation IV repe´riô reperî´re rep´perî find 2.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Al cabo de ellos falleció mi amigo.
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

14.—EN EL CAFETAL (to the vocabulary section) —Pero cualquiera de estas fincas es un verdadero pueblo—prosiguió el conde;—hasta el capellán que les diga la misa
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

B3, C4, D5, E6, F7, G1, A2.
— from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

As I shall devise you, such as they be, and the names how they clepe them, to such intent, that ye may know the difference of them and of others,—Athoimis, Bimchi, Chinok, Duram, Eni, Fin, Gomor, Heket, Janny, Karacta, Luzanin, Miche, Naryn, Oldach, Pilon, Qyn, Yron, Sichen, Thola, Urmron, Yph and Zarm, Thoit.
— from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir

+ wǣdian to clothe, dress, equip, furnish .
— from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall

The spermatic cord, D, emerges from the abdomen and becomes definable through the fibres of the sheathing tendon of the external oblique muscle, H, at a point midway between the extremities of the ilio-pubic line or fold.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

Antiquity indeed has received fables that have at times been sufficiently improbable: but this epoch, which was already so cultivated, disdaining every fiction that was impossible, rejected 314 * *
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Indeed, it became evident that a tubular wrought-iron beam was the only structure which combined the necessary strength and stability for a railway, with the conditions deemed essential for the protection of the navigation.
— from Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles

When Pope translated the Iliad his publisher issued an elegant subscription edition of six hundred and fifty copies for more aristocratic purchasers; but he issued also a cheap duodecimo edition for the general public, and of this he seems to have sold about seven thousand copies almost immediately after publication.
— from The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers by Steele, Richard, Sir

Careful demonstration has proved also that the amount of carbon dioxide escaping from the lungs of intoxicated persons is from thirty to fifty per cent less than normal.
— from A Practical Physiology: A Text-Book for Higher Schools by Albert F. (Albert Franklin) Blaisdell

There was everything in Isobel's past experience to warrant her expecting that Uncle Johnny would vehemently protest the truth of her outburst and assure her that no one could do enough for her.
— from Highacres by Jane Abbott

From us you receive a letter to Charles Dumas, Esq., for the United States at the Hague, associating him with you in the object of your mission.
— from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 1 (of 9) Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private by Thomas Jefferson

"I remember one night when my husband and I were living in the same block of flats he came in to ask me to go and sit with Frances who wasn't very well, while he went down to the House to dine with Hugh Law—Gilbert was very correctly dressed except for the fact that he had on one boot and one slipper!
— from Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward

It is natural, that those who are placed nearly in the same circumstances, should feel alike, and sympathize with one another; but children feel only for the present; they have few ideas of the future; and consequently all that they can desire, either for themselves, or for their companions, is what will immediately please.
— from Practical Education, Volume I by Richard Lovell Edgeworth

I confess I cannot do enough for thee; but thou art pleased to accept the will for the deed and rest contented.
— from The Historical Child Paidology; The Science of the Child by Oscar Chrisman

Antonyms: consequence, development, end, fruit, outcome, product, creation, effect, event, issue, outgrowth, result.
— from English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

He says the gracefulness of his person, his excellent parts, his strong and subtle capacity, do excellently fit him to learn the discipline and garb of the times and court.
— from Constance Sherwood: An Autobiography of the Sixteenth Century by Georgiana Fullerton