The man whose duty it was to deliver a letter gave himself as many airs as he who took the part of first lover in the piece; he declared that the inferior parts were as important as the great ones, and deserving equal consideration, as parts of an artistic whole.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

Therefore I fell among men proudly doting, exceeding carnal and prating, in whose mouths were the snares of the Devil, limed with the mixture of the syllables of Thy name, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete, our Comforter.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

In the midst of this agitation, the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill being under discussion, Edgar Cowan, a Pennsylvania Democrat, moved to strike out the word "male," and thus precipitated a debate which occupied three entire days in the Senate.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper

He then drew forth four scraps of paper, of similar dimensions, each containing a printed copy of the strip of parchment with blanks for a name; and having filled up the blanks, put all the five documents in his pocket, and hurried away.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

Discēdere ex Crētā, Athēnās properāre, maximē studeō; sed rēx recūsat audīre verba mea et omnem reditūs spem ēripit.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

Discêdere ex Crêtâ, Athênâs properâre, maximê studeô; sed rêx recûsat audîre verba mea et omnem reditûs spem êripit.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

[15] —Considerable; pues debe Ud. tener en cuenta que transcurridos los cuatro o cinco primeros años, [16] las utilidades que da el cacao aumentan progresivamente.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Rudo en el lenguaje, de una rudeza natural, escribió «El Gaucho Martín Fierro,» completado más tarde con «La Vuelta de Martín Fierro,» poemas que son un exponente nítido del espíritu criollo, ameno para la charla, que suele matizar con sentencias e imágenes tanto más poéticas cuanto no pertenecen al género metafórico, de que tanto se abusa en los tiempos que corren.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Pierre went close up to him, but Davout, evidently consulting a paper that lay before him, did not look up.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

At Mr. R——'s, we found a parcel from dear Emilia, containing a plum-cake and other good things for the children.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

This bird deserves every care and protection.
— from Birds useful and birds harmful by Ottó Herman

Fundamentum p. c. Georgius Comes de Dalhousie, In Septentrionalibus Americæ partibus Ad Britannos pertinentibus Summam rerum administrans (Quid duci egregio convenientius?) Auctoritate promovens, exemplo stimulans Munificentiâ fovens Die Novembris XV .
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 121, February 21, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

As for Sara Lee, instantly two pictures flashed through her mind, each distinct, each clear, almost photographic.
— from The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart

It was to run down every creek, and pass through almost every neighborhood in the district.
— from Pilots of the Republic: The Romance of the Pioneer Promoter in the Middle West by Archer Butler Hulbert

Of all these crimes and misdeeds the procurator declared himself sufficiently informed, and the aforesaid defendant entirely, commonly, and publicly defamed.
— from The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) by John Lothrop Motley

Thus, in a pamphlet entitled “Effective Drugs Effectively Combined”: “Another point of advantage to be found in bromidia is the ease with which it is borne by children.
— from The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)

There is a vital connection between Facts, Doctrines, Experiences, Conduct and Prospects.
— from The Other Side of Evolution: Its Effects and Fallacy by Alexander Patterson

He was perfectly frank in stating that his principal object in seeking an appointment as attaché was that he might pursue his profession, and, in a letter to Mr. Edwards of April 15, 1824, he thus explains why he considers this not incompatible with his duties as attaché: "That the pursuit of my profession will not be derogatory to the situation I may hold I infer from the fact that many of the ancient painters were ambassadors to different European courts, and pursued their professions constantly while abroad.
— from Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Samuel Finley Breese Morse

Distal ends crossed and prominent.
— from Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Vol. XVIII by Ernst Haeckel