[Pg 5] Cassius Dio Cocceianus, Roman senator and prætor, when about forty years of age delivered himself of a pamphlet describing the dreams and omens that had led the general Septimius Severus to hope for the imperial office which he actually secured.
— 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

"This violation of the conventions of Nimeguen," says a French historian, [67] "by giving a severe blow to Dutch commerce, reducing her European trade more than one fourth, removed the obstacle that religious passions still [177] encountered in material interests, and put all Holland at the disposition of William, none having reason longer to conciliate France."
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Of that power his wants and especially his desires continually remind him, until he ultimately views it as the sole and necessary support of his own weakness.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville

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— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

(See Opere scelte del Canon Ros. Gregorio , Palermo, 1845, 3za ediz., p. 352.)
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Rustichello of Pisa

These were called Factiones, and each had its distinguishing colour: russata (red), albata (white), veneta (blue), prasina (green).
— from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

The Brotherhood laid down certain rules but it did not attempt to enforce them.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

'Appetite,' says Dr. Combe, 'revives after repose.'
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

The Marechal de Castries retired yesterday, notwithstanding strong solicitations to remain in office.
— from The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences by Sarah N. (Sarah Nicholas) Randolph

On the eighth day they hunt out the devil with a dismal cry, running after him and pelting him with sticks, stones, and whatever comes to hand.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer

I have seen it stated that this prince never ceased, even after this marriage, which was so flattering to his ambition, to correspond with his first wife, Mademoiselle Patterson, and that he often sent to America his valet de chambre, Rico, to inquire after this lady and their child.
— from Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete by Louis Constant Wairy

Stretch them on a bosom-board, and with a damp cloth rub out all the wrinkles.
— from Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians by William K. (William King) David

Its first General Conference was held in Philadelphia during the same year with the following representation: Rev. Richard Allen, Jacob Tapsico, Clayton Durham, James Champion, and Thomas Webster, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Daniel Coker, Richard Williams, Henry Harden, Stephen Hill, Edward Williamson, and Nicholas Gailliard, of Baltimore, Maryland; Peter Spencer, of Wilmington, Delaware; Jacob Marsh, Edward Jackson, and William Andrew, of Attleborough, Pennsylvania; Peter Cuff, of Salem, New Jersey.
— from History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

Death comes rushing in upon you."
— from Jean-Christophe in Paris: The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Romain Rolland

IF YOU COULD HAVE SEEN COUSIN REDFIELD DANCE Cousin Redfield Bear danced.
— from Mr. Rabbit's Wedding Hollow Tree Stories by Albert Bigelow Paine

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone was performed on Monday, May 30, 1859, by Miss Burdett Coutts, in the presence of a very numerous and respectable company, including Dr. Tait, Bishop of London, Archdeacon Sinclair, Rev. D. Coleridge, Rev. J. B. Owen, the Rev. Fathers Ballard and Bagshawe, Priests of the Oratory, at Brompton, &c. p. 220
— from Chelsea, in the Olden & Present Times by George Bryan