The greatest coffee drinker among reigning monarchs is said to be the King of the Belgians.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Edward refused, and after long efforts the merchant who represented them and had borne the chief charges died a ruined man in sanctuary at Westminster (Fabyan, 635, 652-3).
— from Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2) by Alice Stopford Green

This onlie remaineth certeine, that the walles made by Hadrian & Seuerus, were A rampire. ditched with notable ditches and rampires made in such wise, that the [Page 215]
— from Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete by William Harrison

The success of the engine consisted in this: that, “after placing in a boat a double-acting reciprocating engine, he attached his crank to the axis of the paddle-wheel ,” a combination on which there has been no improvement to the present day, as rotatory motion is secured without the interposition of a lever or beam.
— from The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper

In this way I shall have an aim in life; shall know why I wake up in the morning, take nourishment during the day, and recuperate myself in sleep.
— from Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz

If he had died a ruined man, I should have felt deeply for his children: but I should not have hesitated to tell you the truth, as I am hesitating now.
— from No Name by Wilkie Collins