In moods of depression we similarly [Pg 407] desire a response to our feeling from our surroundings.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

After this inauguration, Robert styled himself, "By the grace of God and St. Peter, duke of Apulia, Calabria, and hereafter of Sicily;" and it was the labor of twenty years to deserve and realize these lofty appellations.
— 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

Dim and remote the joys of saints I see, Nor envy them that heav'n I lose for thee.
— from Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix'd a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Héloïse

" Briggs told all her history amidst those perfectly uncalled-for sobs and ejaculations of wonder with which women of her soft nature salute an old acquaintance, or regard a rencontre in the street; for though people meet other people every day, yet some there are who insist upon discovering miracles; and women, even though they have disliked each other, begin to cry when they meet, deploring and remembering the time when they last quarrelled.
— from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

The college expected him to pass at least half his time teaching the boys a few elementary dates and relations, that they might not be a disgrace to the university.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

And it is not a little remarkable that neither the Satsuma nor the Chôshiû men ever seemed to cherish any resentment against us for what we had done, and during the years of disturbance and revolution that followed they were always our most intimate allies.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

After the Fabii had been destroyed as related the Romans received rough treatment at the hands of the Etruscans.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

He could not refrain from a smile of visible satisfaction; but this smile soon disappeared, and returning to the adventure of Meung, “Tell me,” continued he, “had not this gentlemen a slight scar on his cheek?”
— from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

From what you said about it, I knew you would need new timers for the oscillators—" Roger and Astro had heard about the vital unit that had not been destroyed, and realized that Troy was admitting to knowledge he shouldn't have had.
— from Sabotage in Space by Carey Rockwell

I have often heard that there have been Intentions of this Kind; and that the main Obstacle was the Difficulty of raising a Salary sufficient to support the Dignity, and recompense the Labours of a Bishop.
— from The Present State of Virginia by Hugh Jones

There I was suddenly lifted off my feet, carried a short distance and released, to grasp my old friend by the hand.
— from Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the "Big Fish," or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Charles Gilson

Certainly, Beulah, in improving yourself, you will have very little leisure to sit down and repine that your lot is not among the brightest.
— from Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work.
— from Sea Scouts All: How the "Olivette" was won by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

Attention must be drawn to this matter, as teachers often regard pupils as inattentive and dull and reprimand them, when they are really hard of hearing.
— from The Sounds of Spoken English: A Manual of Ear Training for English Students (4th edition) by Walter Ripman

To discriminate and redistribute those miscellaneous physical and psychical elements, and to divorce the god from the material sun, is a much later problem, arising at a different and more reflective stage in the Life of Reason.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana

So Drummond and Rigby, the next pair, proceeded to play with caution, and the collapse
— from Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse