L. Footnote 1: Plato's doctrine of the soul and of its destiny is to be found at the close of his Republic ; also near the close of the Phædon , in a passage of the Philebus , and in another of the Gorgias .
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Steele, Richard, Sir

The date and circumstances of his rebellion are not known.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

His death had freed her from the obligation of complying, like a good wife, with his wishes, innocent vanities, and the calls of high rank; and now, free from all such obligations, she had given herself entirely to the saintly impulses of her austere virtue.
— from The Story of Don John of Austria by Luis Coloma

But, while every thing was seemingly working so well for the attainment of Elizabeth's object at the commencement of her reign, a new feature suddenly shows itself, and grows rapidly into prominence —the attachment of the Irish to their religion, and the violent opposition to the change always kept foremost in view by the queen, namely the substitution of her spiritual supremacy for that of the Pope.
— from The Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Augustus J. Thébaud

The various portions of the service were to be conducted by clergy of high rank and notable social position.
— from The Missionary by George Chetwynd Griffith

You will, some day when it seems good to you, find out this child who has cast off her race; and now go,—the door is open, seek Rose if you will.
— from Rose à Charlitte by Marshall Saunders

I like to think of him, friendless and all alone, kneeling upon the sand, surrounded by a crowd of horsemen, ready, although not wishing, to be killed, and wonder if he thought about the irony of things, that he, an ardent votary of his religion, was to be put to death for heresy.
— from Mogreb-el-Acksa: A Journey in Morocco by R. B. (Robert Bontine) Cunninghame Graham

Asked by Counsel how long he had played on a certain occasion, he replied: "All night."
— from Light Come, Light Go: Gambling—Gamesters—Wagers—The Turf by Ralph Nevill

He had experienced the material contact with the inferior classes of his race, and nothing had resulted from it for him but a sentiment of invincible horror.
— from The Triumph of Death by Gabriele D'Annunzio

Rebel though he had been, he seemed quite cured of his rebellion, and now that he cordially acknowledged David's right to the throne, he would probably have been his right-hand man.
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie