The Rhodians were celebrated not only for skill in naval affairs, but for learning, philosophy, and eloquence.
— from The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius

Now counterfeit to swoon; why, now fall down; Or, if thou canst not, O, for shame, for shame, Lie not, to say mine eyes are murderers.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Antonio Brito, the Portuguese, whose MS. is preserved in the Torre do Tombo at Lisbon, writes in 1523 to the king of Portugal certain news obtained from some of the men of the “Trinidad.”
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

The heights were the outer line of defence of Washington on the west, which had been held at one time, a year before, by the Confederates, who had an earthwork there, notorious for a while under the camp name of "Fort Skedaddle."
— from Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-November 1863 by Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson) Cox

Probably the most convenient and practical way for growing these fruits in the dwarf tree garden is to plant standards at regular intervals in a row, say six feet apart, and to plant a certain number of fan shaped bushes between each pair of standards in the row.
— from Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by F. A. (Frank Albert) Waugh

[Pg 243] being William de Warenne, who had claims upon William the Conqueror, not only for services rendered in the Conquest but as a son-in-law.
— from Highways and Byways in Sussex by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

"'Come now, old fellow,' said he, gaily, and with most provoking good humour, 'let us have no more words about it.
— from Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by M. Y. Halidom

'—'But suppose you could not only find such a treasure, but might honestly keep it, wouldn't you think yourself lucky?'—'Oh
— from My Life as an Author by Martin Farquhar Tupper

The most unscrupulous publisher of diaries and private correspondence never offered for sale a self-analysis more frank or less prepossessing.
— from Hurrell Froude: Memoranda and Comments by Louise Imogen Guiney

Page 18: The name Thomas Scott Key has been replaced by the correct name of Francis Scott Key.
— from John Chambers, Servant of Christ and Master of Hearts, and His Ministry in Philadelphia by William Elliot Griffis

At the South African Museum I found a valuable collection of beasts, birds, fishes, &c., not only from South Africa, but from various parts of the world.
— from A Winter Tour in South Africa by Frederick Young

His vengeance called not only for satisfaction but for glutting.
— from When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry by Charles Neville Buck