About three weeks after this exploit, there arrived a solemn embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of peace; which was soon concluded, upon conditions very advantageous to our emperor, wherewith I shall not trouble the reader.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

About three weeks after this exploit, there arrived a solemn embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of a peace, which was soon concluded, upon conditions very advantageous to our emperor, wherewith I shall not trouble the reader.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

Christ's Prayer Answered CHAPTER V. Christian Unity CHAPTER VI.
— from The Heart-Cry of Jesus by Byron J. (Byron Johnson) Rees

In this throng of houses the eye also distinguished, by the lofty open-work mitres of stone which then crowned the roof itself, even the most elevated windows of the palace, the Hôtel given by the city, under Charles VI., to Juvénal des Ursins; a little farther on, the pitch-covered sheds of the Palus Market; in still another quarter the new apse of Saint-Germain le Vieux, lengthened in 1458, with a bit of the Rue
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo

[ Sanut very sensibly descants on the mischiefs of female succession, in a land hostibus circumdata, ubi cuncta virilia et virtuosa esse deberent.
— 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

garble, gloss over, disguise, give a color to; give a gloss, put a gloss, put false coloring upon; color, varnish, cook, dress up, embroider; varnish right and puzzle wrong; exaggerate &c 549; blague[obs3]. invent, fabricate; trump up, get up; force, fake, hatch, concoct; romance &c (imagine) 515; cry "wolf!" dissemble, dissimulate; feign, assume, put on, pretend, make believe; play possum; play false, play a double game; coquet; act a part, play a part; affect &c. 855; simulate, pass off for; counterfeit, sham, make a show of; malinger; say the grapes are sour.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget

These masquerades, which soon after their introduction became passionately indulged in at court under Charles VI., were, at first, only allowed during Carnival, and on particular occasions called Charivaris , and they were usually made the pretext for the practice of the most licentious follies.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

In less than fifty years, at the opening of the fifteenth century, under Charles VI., a mighty contagion was spread abroad.
— from La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet

Within eight days from this fatal night, the gates of a convent closed upon Christine Van Amberg.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine—Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847 by Various

6, and, in the chapter under consideration, ver. 8, where He is called the covenant of the people, because this covenant finds in Him its truth; compare also the expression: "This man is peace ," in Mic. v. 4 (5).
— from Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

"Conjunctions usually connect verbs in the same mode or tense.
— from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

"Cheer up, Captain Van," John Sorden said, soaked through with the rain; "'t'ain't fur now to Cooper's Corners."
— from The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend

Bhutan: Southern Asia, between China and India Bolivia: Central South America, southwest of Brazil Bosnia and Herzegovina: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia Botswana: Southern Africa, north of South Africa Bouvet Island: Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Brazil: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean British Indian Ocean Territory: Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia British Virgin Islands: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico Brunei: Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia Bulgaria: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey Burkina Faso: Western Africa, north of Ghana Burma: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand Burundi: Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo Cambodia: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos Cameroon: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Canada: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US Cape Verde: Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal Cayman Islands: Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras Central African Republic: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo Chad: Central Africa, south of Libya Chile: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru China: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam Christmas Island: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia Clipperton Island: Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka Colombia: Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama Comoros: Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Central Africa, northeast of Angola Congo, Republic of the: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Cook Islands: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Coral Sea Islands: Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia Costa Rica: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama Cote d'Ivoire: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia Croatia: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia Cuba: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida Cyprus: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey Czech Republic: Central Europe, southeast of Germany Denmark: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaeland and Fyn) Djibouti: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia Dominica: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti Ecuador: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru Egypt: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip El Salvador: Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras Equatorial Guinea: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Eritrea: Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Estonia: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia Ethiopia: Eastern Africa, west of Somalia Europa Island: Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina Faroe Islands: Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway Fiji: Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Finland: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname French Polynesia: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia French Southern and Antarctic Lands: south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land" Gabon: Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea Gambia, The: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Gaza Strip: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel Georgia: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia Germany: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Ghana: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo Gibraltar: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain Glorioso Islands: Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar Greece: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey Greenland: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada Grenada: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico Guam: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines Guatemala: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico Guernsey: Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Guinea: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal Guyana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Haiti: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The sugar-baker employs copper pans; the pastry-cook bakes our tarts in copper moulds; the confectioner uses copper vessels: the oilman boils his pickles in copper or brass vessels, and verdigris is plentifully formed by the action of the vinegar upon the metal.
— from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy by Friedrich Christian Accum

[33] was but eighteen when she raised the siege of Orléans and conquered city after city, until Charles VII.
— from Genius in Sunshine and Shadow by Maturin Murray Ballou