This imperfect and reluctant confession may appear to confirm the ecclesiastical narratives; that in the cities of Gaza, Ascalon, Cæsarea, Heliopolis, &c., the Pagans abused, without prudence or remorse, the moment of their prosperity.
— 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

After extinguishing such a competitor, the emperor Nepos was acknowledged by the senate, by the Italians, and by the provincials of Gaul; his moral virtues, and military talents, were loudly celebrated; and those who derived any private benefit from his government, announced, in prophetic strains, the restoration of the public felicity.
— 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 first person to enter the field and the lists was the master of the ceremonies, who surveyed and paced the whole ground to see that there was nothing unfair and nothing concealed to make the combatants stumble or fall; then the duennas entered and seated themselves, enveloped in mantles covering their eyes, nay even their bosoms, and displaying no slight emotion as Don Quixote appeared in the lists.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Poe said that "the tone of beauty is sadness," but he was evidently thinking from cause to effect, not contrariwise, for sadness is rarely a producer of beauty—that is peculiarly the province of joy.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein

So that as the oracle told the Athenians that, if they propitiated Minos and came to terms with him, the anger of Heaven would cease and they should have a respite from their sufferings, they sent an embassy to Minos and prevailed on him to make peace, on the condition that every nine years they should send him a tribute of seven youths and seven maidens.
— from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) by Plutarch

Moreover, his new power was developing rapidly, as may be seen by comparing the eight numbers of his famous Bells and Pomegranates series (1841-1846) with his earlier work.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

ad this year Elest, n. flags, or sedges Elestr, n. flag; fleus de lys Elestren, n. flag; fluer de lys Elf, n. elementary principle Elfaeth, n. elementation Elfed, a. autumn Elfen, n. particle; element Elfeniad, n. elementation Elfenol, elemental, elementary Elfenu, v. to element Elfod, n. intellectual existence Ellyd, intellectual world Elfydd, n. elementary principle, earth, land Elfyddan, n. the earthly globe Elfydden, n. earth: region Elfyddu, v. to element Elff, n. pure state; a demon Elgain, a. supremely fair Elgeth, n. the chin, the jaw Eli, n. a salve, a plaister Eliad, n. a doing with salve Eliaw, v. to apply a salve Elin, n. angle; an elbow Elinad, n. a making an angle Elinaw, v. to angle; to elbow Elinawg, a. angular; jointly Elindys, n. caterpillars Elor, n. a bier; a hearse Elu, v. to move on: to go Elus, a. bounteous, charitable Elusen, n. bounty, alms Eluseraidd, a. of a charitable turn Elusendod, n. alms giving Elusendy, n. alms house Elusengar, a. charitable Elusengarwch, charitableness Eluseni, n. bounty, charity Elusenwr, n. an almoner Elw, n. goods, profit, gain Elwa, v. to get wealth; to trade Elwant, n. profit; lucre Elwch, n. shout of joy; joy Elwi, v. to turn to profit Elwig, a. tending to produce Elwl, n. the reins Elwlen, n. a kidney Elyd, n. what is fused Elydn, n. brass Elydraidd, a like brass, brassy Elydyr, n. brass, bell-metal Elyf, n. that glides: a. gliding Elyw, n. aloes, juice of aloes Ell, n. that is divided or outward; a. outward extreme Ellael, n. an eyebrow Ellaig, n. a pear Ellain, a. radiant, splendid Ellast, n. thistle Ellbwyd, n. famine; hunger Ellmyn, n. foreigners; Germans Elltrewen, n. gossip; stepmother Ellt, n. that is parted off Ellwedd, n. outward aspect Ellydd, n. a cutting off Ellyll, n. an elf or goblin Ellylldan, n. ignis fatuus Ellylles, n. a she goblin Ellyllyn, n. a little imp Ellyn, n. a cutter, a razor Ellynedd, n. the last year
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

It would be a convenience to me, Page 156 [Pg 156] and there are moments—perhaps I should say there is a moment—when one must face disagreeable tasks, at whatever cost to exhausted nature!"
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves; And ye that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him When he comes back; you demi-puppets that
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

The captain gave the fish to the seaman who, by God's providence, had been so wonderfully preserved; and he made the circuit of Europe with it as an exhibition, and from France it came to Erlangen, Nuremburg, and other places, where it was openly shown.
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 97, September 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

From among these candidates the Emperor named members of the senate, and the senate named members of the legislative body.
— from Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

All right, are there any other changes or corrections to Exhibit No. 3?
— from Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

To the Executive Committee shall belong the collecting and disbursing of funds; the appointing, counselling, sustaining and dismissing (for just and sufficient reasons) missionaries and agents; the selection of missionary fields; and, in general, the transaction of all such business as usually appertains to the executive committees of missionary and other benevolent societies; the Committee to exercise no ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the missionaries; and its doings to be subject always to the revision of the annual meeting, which shall, by a reference mutually chosen, always entertain the complaints of any aggrieved agent or missionary; and the decision of such reference shall be final.
— from The American Missionary, Volume 34, No. 12, December 1880 by Various

Even the species, the collection of like individuals, is just as transitory, and so are the orders and classes that embrace numbers of species of animals and plants.
— from The Wonders of Life: A Popular Study of Biological Philosophy by Ernst Haeckel

At one time and another, a very considerable number of them came to the gallows, though always, as Elizabeth was careful to explain, not as Papists, but as traitors.
— from A History of England Eleventh Edition by Charles Oman

"My friend is actually coming to Europe next year," he explained.
— from The Red Redmaynes by Eden Phillpotts

Here was a place where she might lie till she died, for no one ever came there, except now and again some wandering Kafir herd.
— from Jess by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

To members of Congress, to editors of newspapers, to brawling politicians, to brokers and jobbers, to favorites and connections: and all with a view to purchase a re-charter, or to enrich connections, and exalt himself—having the puerile vanity to delight in being called the "Emperor Nicholas."
— from Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2) or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 by Thomas Hart Benton

In there came the evil nurse In the worst tide that might be: "Never saw I fair maiden Who could sew less craftily.
— from Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough by William Morris

It contacts the 'edu' name server which supplies it with a list of addresses of servers for the subdomains (like 'uiuc').
— from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet by Ed Krol