I have mentioned some few of the more prominent and august calamities on record; but in these it is the extent, not less than the character of the calamity, which so vividly impresses the fancy.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe

I speak not, for shamefastness, of my riches, bearing in mind that honourable poverty hath ever been the ancient and most ample patrimony of the noble citizens of Rome; but, if this be condemned of the opinion of the vulgar and treasures commended, I am abundantly provided with these latter, not as one covetous, but as beloved of fortune.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

We can well imagine that articles of wealth might pass from hand to hand without ceremony or ritual, but in the Kula they never do.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

She had about seven thousand cages of rare birds in the castle.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Wilhelm Grimm

For many centuries the current of religious belief in the West was almost entirely confined to the one channel of Catholic Christianity.
— from What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Edmond Holmes

His coinage, however, reminds us of the troubled and fallen state of the country; and from this time forward copper, or, rather, brass, is the only metal used.
— from History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12) by A. S. (Angelo Solomon) Rappoport

Mr. Thomas of Maine, on the other hand, presents the true basis of Christian chivalry: "I have no desire to enter into the question of the relative capacity of races; but if the inferiority of the African race were established, the inference as to our duty would be very plain.
— from Men of Our Times; Or, Leading Patriots of the Day Being narratives of the lives and deeds of statesmen, generals, and orators. Including biographical sketches and anecdotes of Lincoln, Grant, Garrison, Sumner, Chase, Wilson, Greeley, Farragut, Andrew, Colfax, Stanton, Douglass, Buckingham, Sherman, Sheridan, Howard, Phillips and Beecher. by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Such a confession, or rather boast, in the mouth of almost any other man would sound hypocritical or self-complacent; but with Wordsworth, we feel it is the bare truth told us for our help and guidance, as being the necessary and preliminary step.
— from Mysticism in English Literature by Caroline F. E. (Caroline Frances Eleanor) Spurgeon

As before, I reproduce the Gemara along with the commentary of Rashi; but in translating the Gemara I anticipate what Rashi says.
— from Rashi by Maurice Liber

After we'd laid it with a couple of rounds, blew it to hell, next thing you know the Butterboxes . . ."
— from Caribbee by Thomas Hoover

The most extensive collection of religious buildings is the Convent and Hospital of the Hotel Dieu, in the Upper Town.
— from America, Volume 4 (of 6) by Joel Cook

Lay in cold salted water for an hour at least, then put on to boil in half vinegar and half water (a crust of rye bread improves the flavor of the sauce).
— from The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

"This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind.—It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall