Everything that Dickens attempted seems to have been done with vigor and intensity, and within two years we find him reporting important speeches, and writing out his notes as the heavy coach lurched and rolled through the mud of country roads on its dark way to London town.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

He allowed himself a little conceited laugh, and repeated: “Trust me for that, sir.”
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

They may come late, and risk the ruin of your choicest dishes, yet you must not, upon pain of a breach of etiquette, show the least annoyance.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

that of three minim parts Consist the primal bodies, or add a few: When, now, by placing all these parts of one At top and bottom, changing lefts and rights, Thou hast with every kind of shift found out What the aspect of shape of its whole body Each new arrangement gives, for what remains, If thou percase wouldst vary its old shapes, New parts must then be added; follows next, If thou percase wouldst vary still its shapes, That by like logic each arrangement still Requires its increment of other parts.
— from On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus

In fact, we have seen that if collective life awakens religious thought on reaching a certain degree of intensity, it is because it brings about a state of effervescence which changes the conditions of psychic activity.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

voice Llefiad, n. enunciation Llefiadawl, a. enunciate Llefn, a. even, sleek, smooth Llefnyn, n. a blade, a slab Llefr, a. coward, timid, faint Llefrin, a. of a spreading nature Llefrith, n. sweet milk Llefrithen, n. stye on the eye Lleg, n. that whips round Llegach, n. a sluggish one Llegest, n. a gorbelly; a lobster Llegu, v. to flag, or to lag Llegus, a. apt to flag; sluggish Llegynt, n. oppression Llegyrn, n. a dwarf Lleiad, n. diminution Lleiaf, n. the least: a. least, smallest Lleian, n. a grey one; a nun Lleianaeth, n. life of a nun Lleiandy, n. a nunnery Lleianu, v. to take the veil Lleianyn, n. a wren Lleiau, v. to diminish, to lessen Lleibiad, n. a lapping Lleibio, v. to lap, or to lick Lleibiol, a lapping, lambent Lleibiwr, n. a lapper Lleidfa, n. a clayey place Lleidiogi, v. to turn clayey Lleidiogrwydd, n. muddiness Lleidio, v. to turn to clay Lleidiog, a. lutulent, muddy Lleidr, n. a thief, a stealer Lleiddawd, n. sluggish state Lleiddiad, n. a slayer Lleifiad, n. a reaping Lleifiaw, v. to cut; to reap Lleigiaw, v. to flag; to skulk Lleilai, a. being less and less Lleill, n. others; the rest Lleinell, n. a narrow slip Lleiniad, n. a blading Lleinio, v. to blade; to shred Lleion, n. a dark blue marble Lleipio, v. to lap, to lick Lleipr, a. flaccid, flabby Lleipraw, v. to droop, to flag Lleipriad, n. a turning flabby Lleiprog, n. a lamprey Lleirwyd, n. fine for adultery Lleisiad, n. a sounding; a touation; a counter tide Lleisio, v. to sound, to utter Lleisiol, a. belonging to the voice Lleisiwr, n. a bawler Lleisw, n. lixivium, or dye Lleithad, n. a turning humid Lleithawd, n. a damping Lleithban, n. soft roe of fish Lleithder, n. dampness Lleithdra, n. dampness Lleithiannu, v. to cause dissolution Lleithiant, n. a damp state Lleithiar, a. apt to dissolve Lleithig, n. a bench; a throne Lleithian, n. humid weather Lleithio, v. to moisten Lleithlyd, a. apt to be damp Lleithon, n. soft roe of fish Lleithrid, n. a flash, a gleam Llem, a. sharp, pungent Llemain, v. to hop, or to skip Llemidydd, bouncer; porpoise Llemwst, n. sharp perception Llemysten, n. sparrow-hawk Llen, n. literature, erudition Llen, n. a veil; a curtain Llenawg, a. literate, learned Llenawr, n. a scholar; a clerk Lleniad, n. a veiling over Lleniedydd, n. a veiler Llenlath, n. a curtain-rod Lleinlian, n. sheeting, sheets Llenoriaeth, n. literature Llenu, v. to veil, to envelope Llenwad, n. a filling; a flowing Llenwi, v. to fill; to flow in Llenwr, n. a clergyman Lleng, n. a legion; a host Llengawl, a. legionary Llengcyn, n. a stripling Llengel, n. a veil, a covering Llengig, n. the diaphragma Llengudd, n. a veil covering Lleoldeb, n. locality, localness Llepiad, n. a lapping, a licking Llepian, v. to keep lapping Llepio, v. to lap, to lick up Llepiol, a. lapping, licking Ller, n. nicety; satiety; cockle Llerc, n. a frisk; loitering Llercian, v. to frisk; to loiter Llercyn, n. a loiterer; a lurker Lleren, n. a cockle, or darnel Llerf, a subtile; sharp, acerb Llerpyn, n. a shred, or a rag Llerpyna, v. to shred, to tear Llerpyniad, n. a tearing Llerth, n. subtilty; a frenzy Llerthiad, n. a turning frantic Llerthu, v. to turn frantic Lleru, v. to satiate; to be nice Llerw, n. that is nice or delicate, a. nice, delicate; squeamish Lles, n. benefit, profit, good Llesg, n. feeble, faint: sluggish Llesgâad, n. a debilitating Llesgâu, v. to weaken Llesgedd, n. debility Llesgen, n. a sluggish fit Llesgiad, n. debilitating Llesiad, n. a benefitting Llesiannu, v. to make beneficial Llesiant, n. benefit, advantage Llesmar, n. a fainting fit Llesmeiriad, n. a swooning Llesmeirio, v. to swoon Llesol, a. advantageous Llest, n. that heaps together Llestair, n. let, obstruction Llesteiriad, n. an obstructing Lleisteirio, v. to obstruct Llesteiriol, a. obstructing Llesteiriwr, n. an obstructer Llestr, n. a vessel; a matrix Llestriaid, n. a vessel-full; a two and a half bushel measure Llestriad, n. a putting in a vessel Llestrwr, n. one who puts in a vessel Llestru, v. to put in a vessel Llestryn, n. a small vessel Lleswyra, v. to take airing Lletbai, a. oblique; pliant Lletbeiad, n. a turning oblique Lletrog, n. a flat cake Lletteugar, a. hospitable Lletteugarwch, n. hospitality Llettrod, n. a traverse Llettrodawl, a. traversing Llettrodi, v. to reverse over Lletty, n. a lodging; an inn Llettya, v. to lodge, to quarter Llettyad, n. a taking lodging Llettyaeth, n. act of lodging Llettywr, n. a lodger Llettywraig, n. a woman lodger Lletwed, n. a ladle, a large spoon Lleth, a. flabby; drooping Llethawl, a. flattening; overlaying Llethfad, n. a flattening; an overlaying Llethr, n. a slope, a declivity Llethrawd, heap of rubbish Llethrawl, a. declivous Lleithriad, n. a sloping down Llethrid, n. flash, a gleam Llethru, v. to slope down Llethu, v. to flatten; to overlay Llethwr, n. an overlayer Lleu, v. to explain; to lecture; to place, to lay Lleuad, n. the moon Lleuadawl, a. lunar, lunary Lleuadiad, n. a lunation Lleuawg, a. full of lice, lousy Lleudid, n. splendor Lleuen, n. a louse Lleuer, n. light Lleuerad, n. shedding of light Lleuerawl, a. illuminating Lleueru, v. to shine Lleuerydd, n. a luminary Lleufer, n. light; splendor Lleuferu, v. to illumine Lleuferydd, n. an illuminator Llew, n. that devours; a lion Llewa, v. to devour; to swallow, to take food Llewaidd, a. leonine Llewen, n. a point to which any thing verges; a focus Llewenydd, n. a verging point Llewes, n. a she lion, a lioness Llewi, v. to swallow Llewin, a. occident, western Llewyg, n. a swoon, a trance Llewygawl, a. swooning, fainting Llewygiad, n. a fainting away Llewygu, v. to swoon, to faint Llewyn, n. a radiating point; the west; a gleam; the orach Llewynu, v. to verge to a focus Llewynydd, n. occident Llewyrch, n. brightness, reflection of light; complexion Llewyrchiad, n. an illuming Llewyrchiant, n. illumination Llewyrchu, v. to reflect light Llewyrchus, a. lightsome Llewyrn, n. meteor Llewyrnu, v. to produce meteors Lleyg, n. a layman; a yeoman Lleyn, n. a low strip of land Lleynlys, n. the scurvy grass Lli, n. a flux, a flood, a stream Lliad, n. a flooding, a streaming Lliain, n. linen-cloth, linen; a towel; a napkin Lliant, n. a torrent, a stream Llias, n. a parted state Lliasiad, n. privation Lliaws, n. a multitude, a number: a. many, frequent, much Llib, n. a flaccid state Llibin, a. flaccid, limber, soft Llibiniaw, v. to turn flaccid Llibyn, n. a fribble Llid, n. wrath, indignation Llidiad, n. a raising anger Llidiaw, v. to inflame, to enrage Llidiog, a. wrathful; inflamed Llidiogi, v. to become unflamed Llidiogrwydd, n. wrathfulness Llidus, a. wrathful Llieingig, n. a midriff Llieiniad, n. a putting on linen Llieiniawg, a. wearing linen Llieiniwr, n. a linen-draper Llieinrwd, n. lint Llieinwe, n. a piece of linen Llieinwisg, n. a linen garment Llif, n. a flood, a deluge, a saw Llifad, n. fluxion, flowing Llifaid, a. ground or whetted Llifddwfr, n. a torrent Llifedigaeth, n. grinding an edge Llifeiriad, n. an overflowing Llifeiriant, n. an inundation Llifeiriaw, v. to overflow Llifiad, n. a sawing with a saw Llifiant, n. a defluxion, a flow Llifio, v. to saw, to cut with a saw Llifion, n. saw-dust; filings Llifiwr, n. a sawyer Llifo, v. to flow, to stream: v. to grind; to file Llifol, a. flowing, streaming Llifweli, n. an issue Llifwydd, n. boards, planks Llig, n. that shoots or glides Llill, n. an epithet for a goat Llillen, n. a young goat Llimp, n. sleek or glossy Llimprin, n. spoon meat Llin, n. fine thread; a fibre, grain of wood; a line; a flax Llinar, a. of a smooth nature Llinariad, n. an assuaging Llinaru, v. to assuage Llindag, n. a strangle Llindagiad, n. a strangling Llindagu, v. to strangle Llindagwr, n. a strangler Llindro, n. the dodder Llindys, n. caterpillar Llinell, n. a line; a streak Llinelliad, n. making lines Llinellu, v. to draw lines Llinen, n. a splinter; a fibre Llinhad, n. linseed, flax-seed Llinhesg, n. sort of reed grass Llinon, n. grain of ash; a spear Llinos, n. a linnet; a beauty Llinosen, n. a little linnet Llinwydd, n. the liverwort Llinyn, n. a line; a string Llinynawg, a. having strings Llinynu, v. to line, to string Llion, n. an aggregate of floods Lliosbarth, a. of many parts Lliosdroed, a. many-footed Lliosgib, a. multicapsular Lliosliw, a. having many colours Llioslun, a. multiform Lliosog, a. multitudinous Lliosogi, v. to multiply Lliosogrwydd, n. multitude Lliosogwr, n. multiplier Llipa, a. flaccid, flagging Llipâad, n. a turning flaccid Llipan, n. a limp or a glib one Llipanu, v. to make glib Llipâu, v. to grow flabby Llipryn, n. that flags; a fribble Lliprynrwydd, n. flabbiness Lliprynu, v. to render flaccid Llith, n. a lure; a bait; a mash; a lesson Llithiad, n. an alluring; a lecturing Llithiant, n. alectation Llithio, v. to draw to, to attract, to entice, to lecture, to bait Llithiogi, v. to render alluring Llithiol, a. allective, alluring Llithiwr, n. an allurer Llithr, n. a glide; a slip Llithred, n. a glide or a slip Llithriad, n. a slipping Llithriant, n. lubricity Llithrig, a. sliding; slippery Llithrigaw, v. to make slippery Llithrigder, n. slipperiness Llithrigiad, n. lubrification Llithrigrwydd, n. slipperiness Llithro, v. to glide, to slip Llithrol, a. gliding; slipping Llithwr, n. a lecturer Lliw, n. a colour; a figure Lliwadwy, a. colourable Lliwdy, n. a dyeing-house Lliwgar, a. of good colour Lliwiad, n. a colouring Lliwied, v. to stain; to reproach Lliwio, v. to colour; to dye Lliwiog, a. having a colour Lliwiwr, n. a colourist, a dyer Lliwlys, n. dying plant, woad Lliwusrwydd, n. goodness of colour Lliwyddiaeth, n. art of dyeing Llo, n. a mass; a calf Llob, n. a dolt, a blockhead Lloc, n. a dam; a fold Llociad, n. a penting up Llocio, v. to pent; to fold Llocust, n. a locust Lloches, n. a refuge Llochi, v. to harbour; to fondle Llochiad, n. an encourager Llochwyd, n. a secret covert Llod, n. a forcible utterance Llodedd, n. a state of craving Llodes, n. a girl, or a wench Llodi, v. to reach out; to crave Llodig, a. craving; brimming Llodigaw, v. to be brimming Llodigiad, n. a brimming Llodrawg, a. having breeches Llodri, v. to put on breeches Llodrwr, n. a breeches-maker Llodryn, n. a pair of breeches Llodw, a. spirting, squirting Llodwedd, n. a mite, a farthing Llodwy, n. a spirt, a squirt Llodi, v. to solace, to soothe Lloddiad, n. a solacing Lloegr, n. England Lloegrwys, n. the ancient inhabitants of England Lloer, n. the moon Lloeran, n. a lunette Lloerawl, a. lunar, lunary Lloercen, n. a moon calf; a dolt Lloeren, n. a lunette; a spot Lloerenu, v. to form spots Lloergan, n. the moonshine Lloergant, n. orb of the moon Lloeriad, n. a lunation Lloerig, a. lunatic, crazy Lloerigaw, v. to become lunatic Lloerigen, n. a female lunatic Lloerigyn, n. a male lunatic Lloerni, n. moon’s influence Lloes, n. a sigh; a pang Lloesedd, n. languishment Lloesi, v. to eject; to sigh Lloesiad, n. ejection; a groaning Llof, n. an excrescence Llofeliad, n. a coaxing Llofelu, v. to coax, to stroke Llofen, n. the burbot, a fish Llofenan, n. the burbot Llofi, v. to handle; to bestow Llofion, n. pickings, cullings Llofiad, n. a handling, a giving Lloflen, n. the palm, or grasp Lloflenan, n. the weasel Llofres, n. branching of the ribs Llofrudd, n. a murderer Llofruddiad, n. a murdering Llofruddiaeth, n. murder Llofruddio, v. to murder Llofruddiog, a. murderous Llofyn, n. a whisp; a braid Llofynawg, a. having a whisp Lloffa, v. to lease, to glean Lloffiad, n. a gleaning Lloffwr, n. a gleaner Lloffyn, n. bundle of gleanings Llog, n. an augment; a compact; benefit; interest; hire Llogail, n. a bracer, a fence; a crib, a pen Llogawd, n. a space parted off: a cupboard; a chancel Llogawl, a. relating to interest or hire Llogeilwydd, n. the eaves beam Llogell, n. a partition: a closet, a drawer; a pocket Llogelliad, n. a pocket-full Llogellu, v. to put up; to pocket Llogi, v. to covenant, to hire Llogaid, n. a hiring, a lending Llowgr, n. a covenanter, a hirer, a borrower Llogwrn, n. a pigmy, a dwarf Llogwydd, n. a chancel Llom, a. bare, naked, exposed Llomen, n. a naked female Llomi, v. to make bare Llon, a. cheerful, glad, pleased Llonaid, n. fulness, or fill Llonaidd, a. apt to be cheerful Llonc, n. a gulp, a swallow Llonder, n. cheerfulness, joy Lloneiddio, v. to render cheerful Lloni, v. to solace, to gladden Lloniad, n. a gladdening Lloniant, n. inward pleasure Llonychiad, n. a giving pleasure Llonychu, v. to make cheerful Llonydd, a. at ease, at rest, quiet Llonyddiad, n. a quieting Llonyddol, a. tending to quiet Llonyddu, v. to quiet Llonyddwch, n. quietness Llonyddwr, n. a tranquilizer Llong, n. a ship Llongborth, n. harbour for ships Llongdor, n. a shipwreck Llongdoriad, n. shipwrecking Llongddrylliad, n. shipwrecking Llongddryllio, v. to shipwreck Llongi, v. to go on board a ship Llongiad, n. a going on board Llongiadaeth, n. navigation Llongiadu, v. to navigate Llonglwyth, n. a ship-load Llongsaer, n. a shipwright Llongsaerniaeth, n. the act of ship-building Llongwr, n. a sailor Llongwriaeth, n. seamanship Llongwrio, v. to work a ship Llop, n. a buskin; a boot Llopan, n. sort of shoe Llopanu, v. to wear buskins Llopanwr, n. a buskin maker Llor, n. that bulges out; a bulb Lloriad, n. a floor-ful Llorf, n. a pillar Llorfdant, n. base string of a harp Lloriad, n. a laying a floor Llorio, v. to lay a floor Lloriog, a. floored; groveling Llorion, n. sweepings; bottoms Llorlen, n. a floor-cloth Llorp, n. a side-beam; a shank Llorpog, a. having a side-beam Llorwydd, n. laurelwood Llosg, n. a burn; heat, inflammation Llosgaberth, n. burnt sacrifice Llosgach, n. unnatural lust Llosgadwy, a. conbustible Llosgawl, a. burning, ignitive Llosged, n. that is burnt Llosgedig, a. scorched Llosgedd, n. state of burning Llosgen, n. a blister Llosgfaen, n. brimstone Llosgfal, n. a burning mountain Llosgi, v. to burn; to be burning Llosgiad, n. a burning Llosgrach, n. scabs of itch Llosgwrn, n. a tail Llosgwynt, n. a singeing blast Llosgyrnog, a. having a tail Llost, n. a dart; a sting; a tail Llosten, n. a tail; genitals Llostlydan, n. spattle-tail, beaver Llostodyn, n. a metre so called Llu, n. a throng; a host Lluad, n. a thronging Lluadu, v. to throng, to flock Lluan, n. that glitters with light Lluanu, v. to reflect light Lluarth, n. an encampment Lluarthu, v. to form a camp Lluch, n. a throw; a glance a darting, flashing Lluched, n. a gleam; lightning Lluchedawl, a. flashing Llucheden, n. a flash; a fever Lluchedenawl, a. gleaming Lluchedeniad, n. a gleaming Lluchedenu, v. to gleam Lluchediad, n. a coruscation Lluchedyn, n. a gleam, a flash Lluchfa, n. a drift, a throw Lluchfryd, a. of ardent passion Lluchfrys, a. of ardent haste Lluchiad, n. a throwing, a drifting Lluchiaw, v. to throw, to fling, to pelt, to drift Lluchiawl, a. flinging Lluchlam, n. a darting stride Lluchochr, n. the coral Lluchwayw, n. a javelin, a dart Lluchynt, n. a violent onset Llud, n. pure ore, wealth, a. close, compact, essential Lludlyd, a. full of ashes Lludw, n. ashes Lludwlyd, a. of the nature of ashes Lludwlys, n. the artichoke Lludwog, a. full of ashes Lludd, n. obstacle, let Lludded, n. obstruction; burden fatigue Lluddediad, n. defatigation Lluddedig, a. fatigued Lluddedigaeth, n. fatigue Lluddedu, v. to fatigue; to be weary Lluddiad, n. an obstructing Lluddianu, v. to form an obstacle Lluddiant, n. a prevention Liuddio, v. to obstruct, to let Lluddiwr, n. a hinderer Lluedd, n. warfare, hostility Lluedda, v. to carry on war Llueddawg, a. having a host Llueddiad, n. a waging war Llueddwr, n. one who assembles, an army Lluest, n. encampment Lluestai, n. a campaigner Lluestfa, n. an encampment Lluestiad, n. an encamping Lluestu, v. to encamp Lluestwr, n. one who encamps Lluestyn, n. small encampment Llug, n. a gleam; a blotch: a. tending to appear: ad.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

CHAPTER LXII Am Rhein The above everyday events had occurred, and a few weeks had passed, when on one fine morning, Parliament being over, the summer advanced, and all the good company in London about to quit that city for their annual tour in search of pleasure or health, the Batavier steamboat left the Tower-stairs laden with a goodly company of English fugitives.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

A few days later General Washington again summoned Dick and told him to go over on Long Island and see if he could learn anything regarding the intentions of the British .
— from The Dare Boys of 1776 by Stephen Angus Cox

So when the colonists of Massachusetts established “a Church without a bishop and a State without a king,” so much of the Canon Law as relates to diocesan episcopacy also fell into what President Cleveland would call “innocuous desuetude.”
— from The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 by Various

On the contrary, the closer life approaches reason, the further is it from contingency, for that which is rational has nothing to do with chance.
— from Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods by Plotinus

While heretics who deny the Lord that bought them, open infidels, professed atheists, grossly wicked men, are considered as entitled to candour, liberality, and respect, they are pleased to make serious professors of the Gospel
— from Henry Martyn, Saint and Scholar First Modern Missionary to the Mohammedans, 1781-1812 by George Smith

Passing up the St. Lawrence and skirting the provincial boundaries with one’s face turned towards the west, one comes first to Lake Ontario; then turning south along the Niagara River (perhaps its famous “Falls” are what most untravelled Britons would think of first of any place in Canada), one reaches Lake Erie, passes north through the St. Clair lake and river to Lake Huron, and from that by the wonderful locks at Sault Ste.
— from Canada and the British immigrant by Emily P. (Emily Poynton) Weaver

xxv. 44, is used to point out persons rendering service for others, totally irrespective of the principle on which that service was rendered; as is manifest from the fact that it is applied indiscriminately to tributaries, to domestics, to all the subjects of governments, to magistrates, to all governmental officers, to younger sons—defining their relation to the first born, who is called lord and ruler —to prophets, to kings, and to the Messiah.
— from The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society

He certainly left a red trail.”
— from A Vendetta of the Hills by Willis George Emerson

This, I take it, is the meaning of Colonel Roosevelt’s action at Chicago last August relative to the representation of Southern colored men in the Bull Moose Convention, which launched the Progressive Party, and for which he was widely commended and as widely censured by white and colored people alike in all parts of the country.
— from The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16 by Archibald Henry Grimké

The strain of five years of opposition and persecution had produced its effect upon the Coalition leaders and rendered them all too prone to further concessions.
— from The War and Democracy by John Dover Wilson