On separating the anterior tibial and common extensor muscles, we find the extensor pollicis, C c , which, concealed between the two, arises from the middle of the fibula, and the interosseous ligament; its tendon passes beneath the annular ligament in front of the ankle joint, and after traversing the inner part of the dorsum of the foot, becomes inserted into the three phalanges of the great toe.
— from Surgical Anatomy by Joseph Maclise

Ramon de Montaner is high authority, for he was "chancelier et maitre rational de l'armée," (commissary of rations .)
— 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

It must be changing every moment, for to cease to change would be to cease to live.
— from Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson

'Really,' says the uneasy little gentleman, 'really, Mrs Lammle, I should take it as a favour if you could excuse me from any further confidence.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Suffering from a painful disease, he committed suicide in 1797 by drowning himself in the Jumna (Compton, European Military Adventurers , 132).]
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

bâtiment , m. , construction en maçonnerie; navire, bateau.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

Yet, although that was the case, every man on board the boats had picked a favourite of his own ere we were half-way over, Long John alone shrugging his shoulders and bidding them wait till they were there.
— from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

And so, in short, the girls they really were They shall appear before your curious eyes, Mistress and maid; the first was only daughter Of an old man who lived upon the water.
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

I love not: I cannot endure my Lady Tongue.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

They applauded seriously the country's being "put in for it" by agreement of the two sets of party politicians, and without any direct consultation of the electorate in this, the most important departure Canada ever made, because prompt action seemed the only way, and time was lacking for debate about what seemed the next thing that had to be done.
— from New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various

"But you've only just come!" expostulated Madeleine.
— from Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson

“Not open the gates, child?” exclaimed Mrs Glaire.
— from The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn

I know that my words are almost paradoxical, but I can express my meaning in no better way.
— from Roger Trewinion by Joseph Hocking

Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements.
— from Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific by Stuart Daggett

He could have picked her up in his arms as easily as a child, yet he sensed in the lithe beauty of her body forces that could endure magnificently.
— from The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country by James Oliver Curwood

Oh!" cried Eeny, making a sudden grimace, "hasn't Rose got a temper!"
— from Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming

Of course, in every case each man steals an n th of the number of biscuits, after giving the odd one to the dog.
— from The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney