With no sound of hammer or saw or stone severed from stone, but a music of rustles and ripe thumps on the grass come the fluttering leaves and mellow fruits which the wind tumbles all day from the branches.
— from The World I Live In by Helen Keller

It is true, that when our own countrymen devoted their attention to this species of composition, the French language was so different from what it now is, that we may regard them in this case as foreigners.
— from The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré by Jean de La Fontaine

His manifesto might be summarized in these words: ‘Because of my proofs of the rebellion’s certainty to fail, lay down your arms, my countrymen.
— from The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal

In the armies and in the provinces, they displayed the dignity of monarchs; and when they fixed their residence at a distance from the capital, they forever laid aside the dissimulation which Augustus had recommended to his successors.
— 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

These last comprise the fragment (less than seventy lines) of a tragedy called "Mortimer his Fall," and three acts of a pastoral drama of much beauty and poetic spirit, "The Sad Shepherd."
— from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson

After the murder of so many valiant princes, it is somewhat remarkable, that a female for a long time controlled the fierce legions of Gaul, and still more singular, that she was the mother of the unfortunate Victorinus.
— 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

Many and many a time this good-natured lady, compassionating the forlorn life-guardsman's condition, gave him an opportunity of seeing Miss Sharp at the Rectory, and of walking home with her, as we have seen.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

The Serapeum at Alexandria, which contained the famous library, is described by Ammianus , xxii.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

They talked over the new plan while old Hannah cleared the table, then out came the four little work baskets, and the needles flew as the girls made sheets for Aunt March.
— from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

There are two phrases in the slang of the profession; one is miccheggiare , which means to cozen folk out of their money by wheedling; the other is gonzo , gull or cully, the foolish lover who believes himself an object of affection, and squanders all his fortune under the influence of this impression.
— from The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the Second by Carlo Gozzi

The brow is broad and strong, the nose large, the lips tightly compressed, the features lean and keen from restless intellectual energy.
— from Caesar: A Sketch by James Anthony Froude

I was feelin' blue enow when it came time for lunch, but I couldna do less than ask Munroe if he'd ha' bit and sup wi' me, after the kindness he'd shown me.
— from Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir

The Mystery of Choice The Firing Line The Cambric Mask The Younger Set The Maker of Moons The Fighting Chance The King in Yellow Some Ladies in Haste In Search of the Unknown The Tree of Heaven The Conspirators The Tracer of Lost Persons A King and a Few Dukes A Young Man in a Hurry In the Quarter Cardigan Ashes of Empire Lorraine The Red Republic Maids of Paradise Outsiders Page 4 [Pg 4] Page 5 [Pg 5]
— from Athalie by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Starting from the Rue Tilleloy the Lincolns and the Berkshires were off the mark first, with orders to swerve to right and left respectively as soon as they had captured the first line of trenches, in order to let the Royal Irish Rifles and the Rifle Brigade through to the village.
— from History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Richard Joseph Beamish

The most common illustration of a personal mistake being made the base of a general doctrine, is found in the case of those who, after committing themselves for life to the profession of a given creed, awake to the shocking discovery that the creed has ceased to be true for them.
— from On Compromise by John Morley

Samuel Couchman, the first lieutenant, John Morgan, the lieutenant of marines, Thomas Knight, the carpenter, were the ringleaders.
— from How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by William Henry Giles Kingston

This sector having once more come into occupation by British troops an enormous amount of work was immediately necessary to complete the front line and company supplies of small arms ammunition, bombs, rifle grenades and trench stores of all sorts; and this support and reserve companies were kept busily engaged in this work throughout the tour of duty.
— from The War History of the 4th Battalion, the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1914-1919 by F. Clive Grimwade