Original IN the centre of the great City of London lies a small neighborhood, consisting of a cluster of narrow streets and courts, of very venerable and debilitated houses, which goes by the name of LITTLE BRITAIN.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving

and scrambled for the small pieces of money thrown to them by the officers, who at the same time cried out, " Largesse, largesse aux manants !"
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

The king, by his letters patents, granted to the citizens of London liberty and authority yearly to choose to themselves a mayor.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow

I don't mean the kind of sober that comes of leaving liquor alone—not that.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

The old Cats swallowed—some, with cruel claws, Expounded to the Mice their code of laws; Laid ambuscades; caught them in many ways, And from their master obtained food and praise.
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

And as I come back, I can call on Lady Lucas and Mrs. Long.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

618 and 619 ).—These clusters of loose loops are made in the following manner: Fig.
— from Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont

You are well acquainted with the course of life led at rabbinical schools; I have therefore no occasion to give you here an account thereof.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein

des Mongols, p. 370.—M.] I. Before the invasion of Zingis, China was divided into two empires or dynasties of the North and South; 22 and the difference of origin and interest was smoothed by a general conformity of laws, language, and national manners.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

The curtains opened like lips and made a whispering noise.
— from The Narrow House by Evelyn Scott

Let them know the heart of the poor slave—learn his secret thoughts—thoughts he dare not utter in the hearing of the white man; let them sit by him in the silent watches of the night—converse with [Pg 207] him in trustful confidence, of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," and they will find that ninety-nine out of every hundred are intelligent enough to understand their situation, and to cherish in their bosoms the love of freedom, as passionately as themselves.
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

"If," said he, "the Roman Catholic religion were to regain its ascendency to-morrow, it would leave our entire code of laws, liberties, and privileges just as it found them; it is one of the many calumnies with which our Church is continually treated, to say that she would act otherwise: and were it not so, I would immediately desert her."
— from The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic by Henry Rogers

I ain't much stuck on gloves, myself; but ma she 'lowed that a feller goin' courtin' orter look like a sport."
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Before him lay Adamsville, almost asleep; the symmetrical criss-cross of lights, like a vast checker-board blending into the far distance, caught his imagination.
— from Mountain: A Novel by Clement Wood

Bowen, William, Glo’ster Arms , 134, Strand Bowen, William, grocer, 92, High street Brader, John, music repository, 14, Wind street Bramble, Susan, Talbot Arms , 8, St. Mary street Brend Thomas, chemist and druggist, 40, High street Brenton, John Rees, collector for board of health, 27, Oxford street Brett, Richard, railway guard, 3, Cradock street Brettell, Miss Hannah, ladies’ seminary, Heathfield terrace Brettell, Miss Louisa, ladies’ seminary, 12, Dynevor place Brewer, John, master mariner, 3, Camden place Bright, James, Quay Tavern , 7, Quay British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Society, agent, G. P. Evans, Northampton place Brooks, Daniel, police sergeant, 39, Gam street Brooks, Mrs. Elizabeth, gun maker and toy dealer, 2, Castle street Brooks, Robert, master mariner, 31, Gam street Brooks, James, baker and grocer, Gam street Brown, Amy, baker, grocer and tea dealer, 37, High street Brown, Edward, grocer and tea dealer, Wind street Brown, Edward, manager of White Rock Copper Works, Kilvey house Brown, Thomas, pilot, Jeffreys place Brown, Thomas, agent to Nicholson and Sons, 4, Island street Brown, Thomas, Travellers’ Rest , Sea beach Brown, Soloman, jeweller, 16, Nelson street Brown, Washington H., (firm of Attwood and Brown) 3, Prospect place Buller, John, grocer and tea dealer, Clarence street Burchell, James, coach builder, 19, Dillwyn street and York street Burgess, James Edward, bread and biscuit baker, 37 and 38, Strand and St. Mary street Burgess, William, baker, grocer and tea dealer, High street Burk, Michael, eating house keeper, 74, High street Burleigh, George, boot and shoe maker, 11, Calvert street Burge, Edwin, officer of excise, 47, Oxford street Buse, John, saddler and harness maker, 3, Oxford street Buse, Nicholas, currier and leather seller, 95, Oxford street Bustin, Richard, wine and spirit dealer, 96, Oxford street Butler, William, artist, 40, Oxford street Butt, Arthur, boot and shoe maker, 10, Goat street Butt, Arthur, jun., boot and shoe maker, 12, Castle square Buxton, Edward, principal of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 4, Picton place p. 13 CADWALLADER, E. and Sons, tailors and drapers, 87, Wind street Cadwallader, George, (firm of E. Cadwallader and Sons) Wind street Cadwallader, John, tailor, &c., 18, Union street Candy, Mary E., berlin repository, 12, Wind street Capus, Peter, hardware dealer, 29 and 30, High street Carrol, Patrick, Angel Inn , 2, Llangefelach street Cawker, John, grocer, glass, china and earthenware dealer, 94, Oxford street Cawker, Richard, grocer and tea dealer, 5, Cross street Chalk, Henry, Blue Bell Inn , 55, Strand Challicombe, Henry, sail maker, 9, Heathfield street Chamings, Richard, flour dealer, 2, Western terrace Chapman, Mrs. Matilda, 4, Dynevor place Chapman, Mrs., milliner and dress maker, 17, Dillwyn street Charles, Charles, watchmaker, 44, Castle street Charles, George, master mariner, 5, Jeffrey place Cheshire, George, custom house officer, 6, Herbert place Cheshire, John, sailmaker, Ferryside Chiles, John, grocer and tea dealer, 141, High street Christelow, Robert, Victory Tavern , 7, Little Wind street Christoe, John, assaymaster, Grove place City of London Life Assurance Society, agent, John Harris Roberts, Wind street Clarke, Frederick, superintendent of South Wales Railway, Mount house, Mount pleasant Clark, John W., 12, Picton place Clark, William, wine and spirit merchant, 86, Wind street Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Society, agents, Attwood and Brown, solicitors, Prospect place Clougher, Thomas, bookseller and stationer, 4, Wind street
— from Pearse's Commercial Directory to Swansea and the Neighbourhood, for 1854 by Ebenezer Pearse

It seemed to him that ‘Madam’ was a kind of stately compromise; and he walked on, himself somewhat tremulous with embarrassment, supporting with the greatest care his unexpected companion; and though she trembled, the courageous old lady laughed and chattered.
— from Neighbours on the Green by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Limitále, as Liminále. Limitaménte, within compasse or limites. Limitánza, as Limitati ó ne. Limitáre, to limite, to bound, to stint.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio