The house had escaped the fire; it showed signs of damage but its general aspect was unchanged.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

You do believe in God, don't you?
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Thou movest—but increasing with th' advance, Like climbing some great Alp, which still doth rise, Deceived by its gigantic elegance; Vastness which grows—but grows to harmonise— All musical in its immensities; Rich marbles—richer painting—shrines where flame
— from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

So Saul promised to do what he was commanded; and supposing that his obedience to God would be shown, not only in making war against the Amalekites, but more fully in the readiness and quickness of his proceedings, he made no delay, but immediately gathered together all his forces; and when he had numbered them in Gilgal, he found them to be about four hundred thousand of the Israelites, besides the tribe of Judah, for that tribe contained by itself thirty thousand.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

Forgetting many things, which her master beat her for Frequent trouble in things we deserve best in Glad to be at friendship with me, though we hate one another Greater number of Counsellors is, the more confused the issue Hath not a liberty of begging till he hath served three years Have me get to be a Parliament-man the next Parliament
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

[ The wealth and liberality of the Romans to their most distant brethren is gratefully celebrated by Dionysius of Corinth, ap.
— 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

In 1669, he published "Psyché," a romance in prose and verse, which he dedicated to the Duchess de Bouillon, in gratitude for many kindnesses.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine

S. Austin Allibone, the distinguished author, writes: “There is a growing disapprobation, both in Great Britain and America, of the disproportionate length of time devoted by the youthful student to the acquisition of the dead languages; and therefore nothing will tend so effectually to the preservation of the Greek and Latin grammars as their judicious union (the fruit of an intelligent compromise) with the Interlinear Classics.”
— from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

Up, and to the office a while with my Lord Bruncker, where we directed Sir W. Warren in the business of the insurance as I desired, and ended some other businesses of his, and so at noon I to London, but the ‘Change was done before I got thither, so I to the Pope’s Head Taverne, and there find Mr. Gawden and Captain Beckford and Nick Osborne going to dinner, and I dined with them and very exceeding merry we were as I had [not] been a great while, and dinner being done I to the East India House and there had an assignment on Mr. Temple for the L2,000 of Cocke’s, which joyed my heart; so, having seen my wife in the way, I home by water and to write my letters and then home to bed. 15th.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

but we find considerable difficulty and divergence, when we attempt to determine more precisely their extent and relative obligation: and the divergence becomes indefinitely greater when we compare the customs and common opinions now existing among ourselves in respect of such claims, with those of other ages and countries.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

“I give thee joy of thy knighthood, Sir Myles,” said she, “and do believe, in good sooth,
— from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle

The guest drew back in genuine alarm.
— from The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments by Elizabeth Robins

It was fun to the amateur, and it was an old thing with Sandy, so he never protested against this interference with his duty, believing in giving everyone a chance, especially when it came to swinging a heavy hammer.
— from In the Midst of Alarms by Robert Barr

17 jah dugunnun bidjan ina galeiþan hindar markos seinos.
— from A Gothic Grammar, with selections for reading and a glossary by Wilhelm Braune

Intellectual size half redeems want of perfect direction by its generous power and fulness.
— from Rousseau (Volume 1 and 2) by John Morley

"This water has been considered peculiarly adapted to the cure of pulmonary diseases, and it is true that it has a most beneficial influence in most cases of this disease; but its good effects equally extend to all cases of subacute inflammation, whether seated in the stomach, liver, spleen, intestines, kidneys, or bladder, and most particularly in the mucous membrane.
— from A Guide to the Virginia Springs Giving, in addition to the routes and distances, a description of the springs and also of the natural curiosities of the state by J. J. (John Jennings) Moorman

" Faraday had instructed and practised Captain Nisbet and some others of the Elder Brethren in the use of the focimeter, and now wrote a careful letter of suggestions on the question of adjustment between the lamp and the lenses and prisms; so thoughtfully did he work for the benefit of those who "go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters."
— from Michael Faraday Third Edition, with Portrait by J. H. (John Hall) Gladstone

"The circumstances were trying," we said to each other, after his departure; but imagine, girls, how much worse they would have been, had the visitor been a lady!
— from The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cecilia Pauline Cleveland

Just two days before I got there they were crossing with some artillery and horses, and as they were in the center of the river the horses got frightened and became uncontrollable, capsizing the boat and drowning nine men and a number of horses.
— from The Dispatch Carrier and Memoirs of Andersonville Prison by William N. (William Nelson) Tyler

The line became disorganized, broke into groups, finally disintegrated entirely.
— from The Killer by Stewart Edward White