Then straightway dark evening came upon them; and piteously did they embrace each other and say farewell with tears, that they might, each one apart from his fellow, fall on the sand and die.
— from The Argonautica by Rhodius Apollonius

I now took leave of printing, as I thought, forever, and was daily employed in my new business, going about with Mr. Denham among the tradesmen to purchase various articles, and seeing them pack'd up, doing errands, calling upon workmen to dispatch, etc.; and, when all was on board, I had a few days' leisure.
— from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

[93] la planta de un solo piso, a veces en dos alas o cuerpos de edificio con un patio en el centro.
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

As soon as we had arrived at Vera Cruz, Juan de Escalante came up to Cortes and told him, it would be best to make off for the strange vessel that very night, otherwise she might heave anchor and steer for the wide ocean.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

La luna, rodeada de grupos de estrellas, cual un jefe victorioso en medio de sus guerrillas dispersas en inmenso campo, avanzaba majestuosa como si fuese a buscar descanso tras las sombrías sombras
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Un día entró con un pliego en la mano.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Efectivamente: no bien salimos del café, percibimos allá, (p47) en la Plaza (que como os he dicho estaba cerca), una empolvada silla de posta, parada delante de una casa de vulgar apariencia y custodiada por dos gendarmes de caballería, cuyos desnudos sables brillaban que era un contento
— from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

It will also be perceived that the ground on which servants and depositaries have been often likened to each other, namely, that they both hold for the benefit of another and not for themselves, is wholly without influence on our law, which has always treated depositaries as having possession; and is not the true explanation of the Roman doctrine, which did not decide either case upon that ground, and which decided each for reasons different from those on which it decided the other.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling; the virtuous, attractive, retentive, digestive, expulsive, &c. under the dominion of what planets they are, may be found in my Ephemeris for the year 1651.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

Above all, we must keep an assiduous watch, for the desired events come unexpectedly and do not last long.
— from The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Jean-Henri Fabre

In other words, the principal or the superintendent may dominate every classroom under his supervision, almost without regard to the limitations of the individual teachers.
— from Craftsmanship in Teaching by William C. (William Chandler) Bagley

Doña Eulalia could use her eyes with great effect, and Philip had now surrendered at discretion.
— from The Harlequin Opal: A Romance. Vol. 1 (of 3) by Fergus Hume

The dancers formed a double line and marched past the dais, each couple unmasking as they saluted the duchess and her royal guest.
— from The Imprudence of Prue by Sophie Fisher

Stylists to right of him, stylists to left of him, all discoursing ex cathedra upon that supreme quality.
— from The Sailor by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith

After the morning mail had come, however, Doris excitedly called up Sally again.
— from The Slipper Point Mystery by Augusta Huiell Seaman

For answer she reached up her arms, sudden, passionate arms that clung about him close and strong; so they stood thus, heart beating to heart, thrilling at each other's nearness yet drawing ever closer until, lifting her head, she gave her lips to his.
— from The Definite Object: A Romance of New York by Jeffery Farnol