In general, the beginning and the causes of seditions in all states are such as I have now described, and revolutions therein are brought about in two ways, either by violence or fraud: if by violence, either at first by compelling them to submit to the change when it is made.
— from Politics: A Treatise on Government by Aristotle

You must still be bright and quiet, And content with simple diet; And remain, through all bewild'ring, Innocent and honest children.
— from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson

In consequence of this discomfiture he was obliged to fall back across the Nottoway River with his own division, and rejoined the army by way of Peter's bridge on that stream, while Kautz's division, unable to unite with Wilson after the two commands had become separated in the fight, made a circuit of the enemy's left, and reached the lines of our army in the night of the 28th.
— from Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, Volume 1, Part 3 by Philip Henry Sheridan

I have seen the garments left by the deceased and recognized them as belonging to one of your truant boys, one Bert Jackson, who was in my employ a few days after his arrival in this city.
— from My Queen: A Weekly Journal for Young Women. Issue 2, October 6, 1900 Marion Marlowe's Courage; or, A Brave Girl's Struggle for Life and Honor by Lurana Sheldon

Before Andy had half told me I was dressed, and ringing the alarm bell.
— from The Saddle Boys at Circle Ranch; Or, In at the Grand Round-Up by Carson, James, Captain

He had no doubt that the enemy would return under cover of the darkness, and renew the assault before the garrison had time to throw up retrenchments.
— from History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott

Here I was allowed to sit by the fire for a few minutes to dry myself, after which I went off in the dark and rain to arrange billets for the Bn.
— from Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 by G. B. (George Brenton) Laurie

"Dependent area" refers to a broad category of political entities that are associated in some way with a nation.
— from The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

When they had lifted her up, and carried her home in that death-faint, and Dr. Leach had brought her to, her first act had been to turn every soul of them out of her room, Laura Blair included, to lock the door, and remain there alone by herself, ever since.
— from A Changed Heart: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming