Theodŏsia, c. of Chersonesus ( Caffa ), i. 475 , 476 , 478 .
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

Midway all is muffled in forest, and the black coils of Cocytus circle it round.
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

"There lies antique beauty, not corpse-like even in death, but arrested in the complete contentment of its sensuous perfection: and here stands beauty in its breathing life, with the consciousness of Christian centuries in its bosom.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot

We ran late, and talked, talked, talked—subject, the Mark Twain Club of Corrigan Castle, Ireland.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

cape or capitō , capitō capite or capitōte , capiuntō INFINITIVE.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

— N. pleasure; physical pleasure, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure; bodily enjoyment, animal gratification, hedonism, sensuality; luxuriousness &c. adj.; dissipation, round of pleasure, titillation, gusto, creature comforts, comfort, ease; pillow &c. (support) 215; luxury, lap of luxury; purple and fine linen; bed of downs, bed of roses; velvet, clover; cup of Circe &c. (intemperance) 954. treat; refreshment, regale; feast; delice[Fr]; dainty &c. 394; bonne bouche[Fr].
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

Therefore, when a case occurs containing characteristic intrigues, fanciful inheritances, and winnings in the lottery, it will be well to seek out the old maid behind these things.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

Mr. Winkle dismounted without saying anything in reply to this observation; but he thought within himself, that if the party remained in the open air, till he had filled one of the bags, they stood a considerable chance of catching colds in their heads.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

The Melipona itself is intermediate in structure between the hive and humble bee, but more nearly related to the latter: it forms a nearly regular waxen comb of cylindrical cells, in which the young are hatched, and, in addition, some large cells of wax for holding honey.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

"—"What place?"—"Prison; and then the Guillotine," answered she.—Such things come of Charlotte Corday; in a people prone to imitation, and monomania!
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle

They are seen in every latitude, trending in all directions, from the great Colorado of cañon celebrity in the north to another far south, which cuts a deep groove through the plains of Patagonia.
— from The Death Shot: A Story Retold by Mayne Reid

"Maud or Edith," she thought, and called out, carelessly: "Come in!"
— from Little Nobody by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

From what I have said as to the composition of castor cake, it is probable that white castor contains from 4 to 5 per cent.
— from Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore With chapters on coffee planting in Coorg, the Mysore representative assembly, the Indian congress, caste and the Indian silver question, being the 38 years' experiences of a Mysore planter by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot

The third branch of the cross of Christ consists in the unspeakable sorrow and sufferings which began at his very birth.
— from True Christianity A Treatise on Sincere Repentence, True Faith, the Holy Walk of the True Christian, Etc. by Johann Arndt

The Mission to Siam, and Hué, the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2 The cover image was produced by the transcriber, and is placed in the public domain.
— from The Mission to Siam, and Hué, the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2 by George Finlayson

That is to say, the degree of freedom (F) of a system consisting of C components in P phases is— F = C + 2 - P Page 21 {21} CHAPTER III TYPICAL SYSTEMS OF ONE COMPONENT A. Water.
— from The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay

Throughout these strange operations, in which war and peace were so oddly mingled—the one prevailing at Namtow, the other at Tien-sing—the city of Canton continued in a disturbed state.
— from The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China and Japan, 1856-7-8 by George Dodd

The most important of these was the company of Canada, chartered in 1628 on the plans of Champlain, and intended to take the place of all earlier companies and individual grantees having privileges in that region.
— from The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 by Edward Potts Cheyney