For the distribution of the produce of the country, the Cretan laws afford a rule which may be usefully followed.
— from Laws by Plato

Again there is no doubt that this view expressed and furthered a heightened perception of the values of conscious life, and a recognition that institutional arrangements are ultimately to be judged by the contributions which they make to intensifying and enlarging the scope of conscious experience.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

And certainly Arkady slept splendidly in the mint-scented annexe to the bathroom, where the only sound to be heard was that of a cricket chirping lustily against a rival from behind the stove.
— from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The common law, at any rate, preserves the reference to morality by making fraud the ground on which it goes.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Such red cheeks like apples and roses.
— from A Doll's House : a play by Henrik Ibsen

The whole machinery of slavery was so constructed as to cause labour, as a rule, to be looked upon as a badge of degradation, of inferiority.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington

Arddodiad dwylaw, the imposition of hands Arddodol, a. prepositive Arddoniant, n. great endowment Arddosbarth, n. indiscretion Arddrych, n. a prospect; view Arddu, a. very black, or dark: v. to plough, to till Arddull, n. form, image Ardduniant, n. sublimity Arddunol, a. unique; majestic Ardduo, v. to blacken over Arddwr, n. a ploughman Arddwriaeth, n. agriculture Arddwrn, n. a wrist Arddwyo, v. to manage Arddygraff, n. orthography Arddyled, n. obligation, duty Arddyledog, a. under obligation Arddyledus, a. highly incumbent Arddymchwelyd, v. to overwhelm Arddyrch, a. uplifted, exalted Arddyrchafiaeth, n. supereminence, exaltation Arddyrchafu, v. to highly exalt Arddysbaid, n. discontinuity Arddysg, n. classical learning Arddysglaer, a. resplendent Arddysgwyl, v. to be in expectation Arddystaw, a. very silent Arddystyru, v. to contemplate Areb, n. faculty of speaking Arebol, a. fluent, witty, smart Arebu, v. to talk wittily Arebydd, n. a witty person Aredig, n. ploughing, tillage v. to plough, to till Areiliad, n. what guards Areilio, v. to attend Areiniol, a. tending to be witty Areithfa, n. an oratory Areithiad, n. an haranguing Areithio, v. to harangue, to make a speech Areithiol, a. oratorial Areithydd, n. an orator Aren, n. a kidney Areuledd,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

It seems to be adopted by some of the greatest common law authorities, and requires serious discussion before it can be set aside in favor of any third opinion which may be maintained.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Post, ubi regium imperium, quod initio conservandae libertatis atque augendae rei publicae
— from C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino by Sallust

At present, contact-pen recorders must be considered less accurate and reliable than those in which the contact is intermittent.
— from Pyrometry: A Practical Treatise on the Measurement of High Temperatures by Charles R. (Charles Robert) Darling

To walk near the forest would mean to encounter huge mounds of snow hiding the levelled logs and boulders, stalactites of ponderous icicles depending from the tree trunks where the openings faced the light and the sun; farther in, and once safely past these glacial outposts, scarcely any signs of storm appeared; last year's leaves, still matted together underfoot, were tangled with the green vine of the creeping linnaea and a rare root of the lustrous winter-green.
— from Ringfield: A Novel by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison

We considered returning to Avignon for the night, but we went to Tarascon instead, and arrived after dark at a bright little inn, where we were comfortably lodged, and a relative of Tartarin brought us a good supper and entertained us with his adventures while we ate.
— from The Car That Went Abroad: Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine

The first mentioned, who was a general favourite, had contrived most successfully to keep near her during breakfast, and pretty nearly to engross her attention during the subsequent time that had elapsed previously to the discovery of Mrs Molloy's forgetfulness, by telling her tales of College life, and adventures replete with wonders, that might have caused the renowned Sinbad the sailor himself, or the equally celebrated Baron Munchausen, to stare, and bite the bitter nail of envy, while they could not withhold their meed of applause from one who was their master at the marvellous, and could give them lessons in the sublime art of invention.
— from The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 05, August 1, 1840 by Various

The entrance to the Oxford Hotel, as well as the dining-room, was handsomely decorated in red, white and blue, evergreens and colored lanterns, and, after receiving a brief greeting from U. S. Consul Griffin, we retired to our rooms to prepare for the formal welcome to Australia that was to be given to us that night at the Royal Theater.
— from A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Adrian Constantine Anson

To-day France, which is the chief seat of anti-Militarism, and Belgium, a land of peaceful industrialism which had no military service until a few years ago, and England, which has always been content to possess a contemptible little army, and Russia whose popular ideals are humane and mystical, have sent to the front swarms of professional men and clerks and artisans and peasants who had never occupied themselves with war at all.
— from Essays in War-Time: Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene by Havelock Ellis

She was tall, and had a pale and dark face, large grey eyes under arching brows, covered with tiny freckles, a perfectly regular forehead and nose, tightly compressed lips, and a rather sharp chin.
— from On the Eve: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev