Alike in the general conduct of his operations and on the battlefield under the fire of the enemy, this lofty resolve was the distinguishing merit of Suffren; and when there is coupled with it the clear and absolute conviction which he held of the necessity to seek and crush the enemy's fleet, we have probably the leading traits of his military character.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The very sight of Torrance brings in my head a little droll matter of some years ago, when I had made a tryst with the poor oaf at the cross of Edinburgh.
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
She had the kindness to let us enjoy it to the end, and then dragging me off, said— “Oh! Charles!
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous
The young fellow, returning with a double mug of strong beer, was a little surprized to find the constable at the door; but much more so when, the door being opened, he perceived the prisoner had made his escape, and which way.
— from Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding
Mean while inhabit laxe, ye Powers of Heav'n, And thou my Word, begotten Son, by thee This I perform, speak thou, and be it don: My overshadowing Spirit and might with thee I send along, ride forth, and bid the Deep Within appointed bounds be Heav'n and Earth, Boundless the Deep, because I am who fill Infinitude, nor vacuous the space.
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton
Mr. Stiggins did not desire his hearers to be upon their guard against those false prophets and wretched mockers of religion, who, without sense to expound its first doctrines, or hearts to feel its first principles, are more dangerous members of society than the common criminal; imposing, as they necessarily do, upon the weakest and worst informed, casting scorn and contempt on what should be held most sacred, and bringing into partial disrepute large bodies of virtuous and well-conducted persons of many excellent sects and persuasions.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
"Take care thou art not deceiving me, or seeking by false joy to cheer my real sadness."
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
During my own sojourn at Aix, it was well known that a man, named André Aluys, had spread about reports injurious to the character of Delisle, because he hoped thereby to avoid paying him a sum of forty Louis that he owed him.
— from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay
A list of the different modes of seeking recognition would be very long.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess
Some think they see visions, confer with spirits and devils, they shall surely be damned, are afraid of some treachery, imminent danger, and the like, they will not speak, make answer to any question, but are almost distracted, mad, or stupid for the time, and by fits: and thus it holds them, as they are more or less affected, and as the inner humour is intended or remitted, or by outward objects and perturbations aggravated, solitariness, idleness, &c. Many other maladies there are incident to young women, out of that one and only cause above specified, many feral diseases.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
EVERETT, EDWARD (1794-1865), b. Dorchester, Mass. Orator, statesman.
— from History of American Literature by Reuben Post Halleck
My condition did not deprive me of sentience.
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe Including Essays on Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe
No profane unfriendly eye should be near, the sun must be bright, the air soft, the green transparent sea should ripple smoothly over the rocks, as I see it below me now, welling rhythmically into rock-basins and plashing out with a charge of bubbling air and a delicious murmur of satisfied physiological relief.
— from Impressions and Comments by Havelock Ellis
Down in Chicago I've got a father, Philip Egbert Steele, a banker, who's worth half a dozen millions or so.
— from Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police by James Oliver Curwood
STORIES TO COME In response to requests, we are publishing this list of stories which we have on hand: The Legacy by Kenneth B. Pritchard The Flower God by R. H. Barlow Gods of the North by Robert E. Howard The Ancient Voice by Eando Binder The Nameless City by H. P. Lovecraft From Beyond by H. P. Lovecraft Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H. P. Lovecraft The Epiphany of Death by Clark Ashton Smith The Embalmer of Ramsville by Michael Weir Phantom Lights by August W. Derleth Madness of Space by Conrad H. Ruppert Life and Death by Derwin Lesser The Temple of Nemwah by Natalie H. Wooley THE BOILING POINT "Donald Alexander's letter caused me to reread carefully my own answer to Forrest Ackerman's epistolatory critique.
— from The Fantasy Fan February 1934 The Fans' Own Magazine by Various
Dirigo —motto of staunch hearts.
— from Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine by Marshall Saunders
Neither has the disgraceful monopoly of such practices, whichever may have the bad preëminence.
— from The Vote That Made the President by David Dudley Field
Perchance some fervid plea may find A heart to rise to its appeal; Some statement rouse a dormant mind, Or stir a spirit, quick to feel; Nay, through some note of gentler tone Even love may recognize its own.
— from Poems by John L. (John Lawson) Stoddard
The engineer of this work was Roebling, who also designed many other suspension bridges in America.
— from Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century by Robert Routledge
my dear, my own sister!
— from Rhoda Fleming — Volume 2 by George Meredith
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