Up to that moment, my own opinion had been (as you know) that the Colonel had died as wickedly as he had lived.
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

with DIS, IN, IR, UN, LESS Diarbed, a. unprogressive Diach, a. void of origin Diachles, a. unsuccoured Diachludd, a. unobscured Diachos, a. without cause Diachub, a. not to be saved Diachudd, a. unsecluded Diachwyn, a. uncomplaining Diadbryn, a. without redemption Diadchwaeth, a. void of relish Diadeg, a. inopportune Diadflas, a. without relish Diadfyd, a. unafflicted, unvexed Diadgas, a. not disagreeable Diadgof, a. void of recollection Diadlais, a. void of resonance Diadlam, a. not to be repassed Diadlif, a. without a reflux Diadnabod, a. unrecognized Diadnair, a. reproachless Diadran, a. undivided Diadred, a. void of recurrence Diadrwym, a. unrestricted Diadwedd, a. void of retrospect Diadwerth, a. undepreciated Diadwyth, a. innoxious Diaddurn, a. unadorned Diadwyn, a. unkind; indecent Diaddysg, a. learned Diael, a. without a brow Diaelod, a. without a limb Diaeth, a. without pain Diafael, a. without a hold Diafiach, a. undiseased Diafl, n. the devil Diafles, a. void of advantage Diaflwydd, a. void of misfortune Diaflym, a. not blunt Diafrad, a. without waste Diafrwydd, a. unobstructed Diagor, a. without opening Diagwedd, a. void of method Diangeu, a. deathless Diangiad, n. an escape Diangol, a. escaping Dianc, n. escape, retreat; v. to escape, to avoid Diaid, a. void of zeal Diail, a. unequalled Diailenedig, a. unregenerated Dial, n. vengeance, revenge: v. to avenge; to revenge Dialaeth, a. void of sorrow Dialar, a. not mourning Dialbren, n. a gallows Dialedd, n. vengeance Dialeddgar, a. vengeful, vindictive Dialeddiad, n. an avenging Dialeddol, a. avenging Dialeddu, v. to avenge Dialfawr, Dialgar, a. revengeful Dialiad, n. a revenging Dialu, v. to revenge Dialw, a. uncalled, unnamed Dialydd, n. an avenger Dialyddiaeth, n. vengeance Diallu, a. unable, impotent Diamcan, a. void of design Diamdlawd, a. not necessitous Diamddiffyn, a. defenceless Diamgeledd, a. succourless Diamgelog, a. uncircumspect Diamgen, a. not otherwise Diamgudd, a. not enveloped Diamgyffred, void of comprehension Diamgylch, unsurrounded Diamhafal, a. incomparable Diaml, a. unfrequent Diamlwg, a. obscure Diammhau, a. doubtless Diammheuaeth, n. certainty Diammhëus,
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

He dismissed Apharban with a hope that Narses would soon be informed on what conditions he might obtain, from the clemency of the emperors, a lasting peace, and the restoration of his wives and children.
— 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

He was doing as well as he could, poor young fellow, but nothing was in his favor, and such sympathy as there was was now plainly not with his client.
— from The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories by Mark Twain

Though, as I said, the stretch of more than half a century has pass'd over me since then, with its war and peace, and all its joys and sins and deaths (and what a half century!
— from Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

He who dreads, as well as hates a man, will feel, as Milton uses the word, a horror of him.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

Avacha was at least 1600 miles distant, autumn was at hand with dark nights and stormy weather, and sixteen of the crew were already sick with the scurvy.
— from Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait by Peter Lauridsen

Wherefore he must be bound with many bridles; in the first place, when he gets away from mothers and nurses, he must be under the management of tutors on account of his childishness and foolishness; then, again, being a freeman, he must be controlled by teachers, no matter what they teach, and by studies; but he is also a slave, and in that regard any freeman who comes in his way may punish him and his tutor and his instructor, if any of them does anything wrong; and he who comes across him and does not inflict upon him the punishment which he deserves, shall incur the greatest disgrace; and let the guardian of the law, who is the director of education, see to him who coming in the way of the offences which we have mentioned, does not chastise them when he ought, or chastises them in a way which he ought not; let him keep a sharp look-out, and take especial care of the training of our children, directing their natures, and always turning them to good according to the law.
— from Laws by Plato

The unravelling a skein so tangled as that of the Erie Railway was a task that might have given months of labor to the most efficient District Attorney, with all his official tools to work with.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

The captains and principal men consulted together about sending a captain to Lima for iron to make arms, and other things that were necessary; and some proposed that it should be García de Alvarado, with a hundred horsemen and fifty arquebusiers.
— from The War of Chupas by Pedro de Cieza de León

Of course Harry said he'd do it when we asked him, for he isn't afraid of anything, and is so proud to be allowed to play with Tom and me that he would do anything we asked him to do.
— from The Adventures of Jimmy Brown by W. L. (William Livingston) Alden

And now, even as this thought took dreadful shape and meaning—even as suspicion grew to certainty, I heard Godby draw a gasping breath, saw him reach a stealthy, fumbling hand behind him and open the door, and then, leaping backwards, he was swallowed in the dark, and with a hurry of stumbling feet, was gone.
— from Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Jeffery Farnol

But his unconsciousness of his own distinction, as well as his regular participation in political and professional practice, kept his will as firm and vigorous as if he were really no more than a man of action.
— from The Promise of American Life by Herbert David Croly

The usual salaried Reader “with the beautiful voice and empty head,” who naturally regarded his function as a matter of business, was done away with and his place taken either by the Zaddik himself or by some other distinguished person in the community.
— from Studies in Judaism, First Series by S. (Solomon) Schechter

Never interrupt any one who is speaking; it is quite as rude to officiously supply a name or date about which another hesitates, unless you are asked to do so.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

[148] These undoubtedly convey the most delicate perception of change in direction; and when, as here, the changes are not perceived as taking place in the external world, they occupy a vague internal space located within the head.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 2 (of 2) by William James

Yet the self of a week before had done that; the self of a few hours past had glanced at the brandy bottle, death dissolved and waiting, and had thought: Have it out with Mother—there could be some of his work, maybe buried in the attic where my searching never uncovered it—and then, then probably — The self pausing on the landing, hand letting go the rail
— from The Trial of Callista Blake by Edgar Pangborn

Of that, although always a spendthrift And now the knife of another priest-led fanatic And thus this gentle and heroic spirit took its flight Angle with their dissimulation as with a hook Announced his approaching marriage with the Virgin Mary Annual harvest of iniquity by which his revenue was increased Anxiety to do nothing wrong, the senators did nothing at all Are apt to discharge such obligations—(by) ingratitude Are wont to hang their piety on the bell-rope Argument in a circle Argument is exhausted and either action or compromise begins Aristocracy of God's elect Arminianism Arrested on suspicion, tortured till confession Arrive at their end by fraud, when violence will not avail them Artillery As logical as men in their cups are prone to be As the old woman had told the Emperor Adrian As if they were free will not make them free As lieve see the Spanish as the Calvinistic inquisition As ready as papists, with age, fagot, and excommunication As with his own people, keeping no back-door open As neat a deception by telling the truth
— from PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete by John Lothrop Motley

Men do not proceed roundly to business there, but angle with their dissimulation as with a hook.
— from The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) by John Lothrop Motley