But I am convinced that poor Andrey Antonovitch would not have desired a rebellion even for the sake of distinguishing himself.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

But the Emperor, when strength and daring are required, employs force of arms and good counsel together, and so wins the day, but where good judgment alone is necessary it is by this that he steers his course, and thus achieves triumphs such as not even iron could ever avail to erase.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian

Elizabeth's spirits were so high on this occasion, that though she did not often speak unnecessarily to Mr. Collins, she could not help asking him whether he intended to accept Mr. Bingley's invitation, and if he did, whether he would think it proper to join in the evening's amusement; and she was rather surprised to find that he entertained no scruple whatever on that head, and was very far from dreading a rebuke either from the Archbishop, or Lady Catherine de Bourgh, by venturing to dance.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

“Put every engine of the law in force, every trick that ingenuity can devise and rascality execute; fair means and foul; the open oppression of the law, aided by all the craft of its most ingenious practitioners.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

Elizabeth's spirits were so high on the occasion, that though she did not often speak unnecessarily to Mr. Collins, she could not help asking him whether he intended to accept Mr. Bingley's invitation, and if he did, whether he would think it proper to join in the evening's amusement; and she was rather surprised to find that he entertained no scruple whatever on that head, and was very far from dreading a rebuke either from the Archbishop, or Lady Catherine de Bourgh, by venturing to dance.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

The landlord demands a rent even for unimproved land, and the supposed interest or profit upon the expense of improvement is generally an addition to this original rent.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Some men with little refinement and strong sensual feelings virtually insult and thereby disgust and repel every female they meet.
— from Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics by B. G. (Benjamin Grant) Jefferis

The woman who sells herself for money purely as a professional matter, without any thought of love or passion, and who, by virtue of her profession, belongs to a pariah class definitely and rigidly excluded from the main body of her sex, is a phenomenon which can seldom be found except in developed civilization.
— from Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis

Diplomatic life was different at Rome either from life in Paris or Copenhagen.
— from The Puppet Show of Memory by Maurice Baring

They never pretended to be anything more than plain farming people, but they were marked by a personal dignity and refinement, even fastidiousness, by their intelligence, and alas, by their many sorrows.
— from A Northern Countryside by Rosalind Richards

One pound, or pint, of formalin will furnish vapor enough to disinfect a room eight feet square and eight feet high, so the amount for a given room can thus be calculated.
— from A Handbook of Health by Woods Hutchinson

Aunt Henderson had a downright and rather extreme fashion of putting things; nevertheless, in her heart she was not unkindly.
— from Faith Gartney's Girlhood by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney

Pithole had its great boom in the autumn of 1866, wells being bored in every direction, and real estate fetching enormous prices.
— from America, Volume 2 (of 6) by Joel Cook

And even then, though she could not remain quite indifferent to the Pup’s soft eyes and confiding friendliness, she never developed any real enthusiasm for him.
— from Kings in Exile by Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir

But a young girl is always rejoiced and glad when she contemplates at her leisure rich diadems and rings, enamelled flasks, and glittering necklaces.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 05, April 1867 to September 1867 by Various