Hasten, then, to the spot of thy nativity, the abode of thy youth, where never yet care or sorrow had power to annoy thee.-O that they might ever be banished this peaceful dwelling!
— from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney

In requiring frequent and regular repayments from all their customers, the banking companies of Scotland had probably this advantage in view.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

The Roman deserter, who in some measure guided the councils of Sapor, had prudently advised, that, instead of wasting the summer in tedious and difficult sieges, he should march directly to the Euphrates, and press forwards without delay to seize the feeble and wealthy metropolis of Syria.
— 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 commonest occurrence startles her painfully,’ I said.
— from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

He did not want the warm clover and the play of seeding grasses; the screens of quickset, the billowy drapery of beech and elm seemed best away; and with great cheerfulness of spirit he pushed on towards the Wild Wood, which lay before him low and threatening, like a black reef in some still southern sea.
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

But this is more pride to me, that I am come of such honest parents, than if I had been born a lady.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

He then gave order to the masters of those vessels which he had thus filled to sail away immediately for Taricheae, and to confine those men in the prison there; till at length he took all their senate, consisting of six hundred persons, and about two thousand of the populace, and carried them away to Taricheae.
— from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Flavius Josephus

Steuerjahr tax year Steuerkasse tax collector's office Steuerklasse tax bracket Steuerklasse tax class Steuerlast tax burden Steuern erlassen; mindern to abate taxes Steuerparadies tax haven steuerpflichtig taxable Steuerpolitik fiscal policy Steuerprivileg tax privilege Steuerrückerstattung tax refund Steuersatz rate of taxes Steuersenkung tax cutting Steuertabelle tax table Steuerumgehung evasion of taxes Steuerveranlagung tax assessment Steuervorschriften tax regulations Steuerwohnsitz fiscal domicile Steuerzahler tax-payer Steuerzahler taxpayer Steuerzuschlag surtax Stewardess air hostess Stichprobe random sampling Stichprobe; Muster sample Stichprobenanteil sampling rate Stichprobenentnahme sampling Stichprobenerhebung sampling survey Stichprobenprüfer sampler Stichprobentheorie theory of sampling Stichprobenumfang sample size Stichprobenverfahren sampling Stichprobenverfahren durch Tätigkeitsauswahl work sampling Stichprobenverfahren für Tätigkeiten activity sampling Stichtag key date Stichtag; Gebührenverzeichnis test day stiften endow Stiftung endowment Stiftung; Grundlage foundation Stiftungsurkunde deed of foundation still silent stille Reserve inner reserve stille Reserven hidden assets stille Reserven hidden reserves stille Reserven secret reserves Stillegung closedown Stillegung eines Betriebs closing down of a factory stiller Teilhaber dormant partner stiller Teilhaber silent partner stiller Teilhaber sleeping partner stillschweigend tacit stillschweigend genehmigen to approve tacitly stillschweigend übereinstimmen agree tacitly stillschweigend übereinstimmen to agree tacitly stillschweigend unterstellt implicit stillschweigend zustimmen to consent tacitly stillschweigende Übereinkunft tacit consent stillschweigende Übereinstimmung tacit agreement stillschweigende Vereinbarung tacit agreement stillschweigende Vollmacht; implizierte implied authority stillschweigende Zusage implied engagement stillschweigende Zustimmung implicit consent stillschweigende Zustimmung silent consent stillschweigende Zustimmung tacit approval stillschweigende Zustimmung tacit consent Stillstand deadlock Stillstand standstill Stillstandskosten cost of idleness Stillstandszeit dead time Stillstandzeit time of nonuse Stimme voice stimmen; Stimme vote Stimmenabgabe casting of votes Stimmenwerbung; Kundenwerbung canvassing Stipendium grant Stohmann man of straw Stoppuhr stopwatch Stoppunkt; bedingter Stop breakpoint störanfällig accident sensitive stören interfere stornieren cancel Stornierung einer Buchung cancellation of an entry Stornierung; Annullierung cancellation Stornierungsgebühr cancellation fee Störung interference störungsfreier Betriebsablauf failure-free operation Störungssuche trouble shooting Störungssucher trouble shooter strafbare Handlung criminal offence strafbare Handlung penal offense Strafe penalty Strafgesetzbuch penal code Strandgut flotsam and jetsam
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Rather, you are a vehicle but shapen and fitted with the axe or chisel of some handy peasant of Yaroslav.
— from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

Lord, if he could only see his pretty wife now!
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy

As the darkness came on, sounds, heretofore passed unnoticed, seemed to have an ominous import.
— from Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn

The same year the University again interfered, when the church of Saintes, having procured a bull of indulgence from Sixtus IV., announced publicly that, no matter how long a period of punishment had been assigned by divine justice to a soul, it would fly from purgatory to heaven as soon as three sols were paid in its behalf to be expended in repairing the church (Ibid. 307).
— from A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea

The other animals of this country; the numerous, curious, and beautiful birds, which abound there; and the various reptiles which have been discovered, have been already sufficiently described: More of the latter, however, have subsequently been discovered to be of a venomous nature than was formerly conjectured; and the bite of several species of the Coluber, or Snake, have proved, in various instances, fatal, in the course of a very few minutes after the wound has been received.
— from The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) by D. D. (David Dickinson) Mann

From the position of teacher of languages in the College of Seehausen he passed on to that of librarian to Count Bunan, and finally to the curatorship of the Vatican Museum at Rome, where he published his famous works, “Ancient Statues,” “Taste of the Greek Artists,” “History of Art,“ and ”Antique Monuments.”
— from Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers by W. E. (William Edward) Winks

Furthermore, see Pinches’ Inscribed Babylonian Tablets, belonging to the collection of Sir Henry Peek, Part III., p. 66; a seal cylinder, on which appears a raised hand between the god and the priest.
— from The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull

The other vessel appears stationary, inert—set motionless against the flat background of misty cloud; our swinging head passes point upon point of the chequered camouflage on her broadside; subconsciously we mark the colours of her scheme—red and green and grey.
— from Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone

On the Sadovaya one afternoon I saw a crowd of several hundred people beat and trample to death a soldier caught stealing….
— from Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed

If it be urged, that Lord Sidmouth, who Page 132 [ 132 ] was the home-secretary at the death of the Princess Charlotte, was not in office at the time of Lord Tullamore's interview with the premier, we can only say, his power to do harm was as great as if he had been, if not greater, and that he took especial care to exert himself strenuously, that no "inquiry" about the Princess Charlotte should be instituted.
— from Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 2 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Anne, Lady

The inundation of the Nile has also been very favourable this year, The water has risen higher than usual, and carried off several hundred poor people.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 28, 1841 by Various