His poetry of this first period is generally, though not always, shallow and insincere in thought, and declamatory or bombastic in expression.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Wherefore, such as have late been drawn out briefly into English I have after the simple conning that God hath sent to me, under the favour and correction of all noble lords and gentlemen, enprised to imprint a book of the noble histories of the said King Arthur, and of certain of his knights, after a copy unto me delivered, which copy Sir Thomas Malorye did take out of certain books of French, and reduced it into English.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

[167] CICERO DE OFFICIIS BOOK II EXPEDIENCY LIBER SECUNDUS 1 I. Quem ad modum officia ducerentur ab honestate, Marce fili, atque ab omni genere virtutis, satis explicatum arbitror libro superiore.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Lord Stafford's father, Duke of Buckingham, Is either slain or wounded dangerous; I cleft his beaver with a downright blow.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

His visit was to have been for a few days only, but it extended itself to some weeks, at the end of which time Evadne had accepted him, the engagement had been announced in the proper papers, Mrs. Frayling was radiant, congratulations poured in, and everybody concerned was in a state of pleasurable excitement from morning till night.
— from The Heavenly Twins by Sarah Grand

This is written in 1903, and since the death of Bradlaugh in England in 1891, and the death of Ingersoll in America in 1899, there have appeared no infidel lectures against the Bible of any prominence.
— from New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3) by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts

After some dispute, it was settled that the duke of Burgundy should be first named, and take the precedency of the duke of Bourbon in every instance.
— from The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 07 [of 13] Containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

Jupiter will appear alternately as a morning and an evening star, with about the same degree of brilliancy it exhibits to us; but it will seldom be conspicuous, except near the period of its greatest elongation; and it will never appear to remove from the sun further than thirty-seven degrees, and consequently will not appear so conspicuous, nor for such a length of time, as Venus does to us.
— from Letters on Astronomy in which the Elements of the Science are Familiarly Explained in Connection with Biographical Sketches of the Most Eminent Astronomers by Denison Olmsted

The magnificent collection of Charles V. of France, also a great bibliomaniac, was brought by the Duke of Bedford into England.
— from The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books by Arthur Lee Humphreys

ToC Acceleration, maximum, of wave-motion in Japanese earthquake, 184 , 185 ; in Indian earthquake, 272 After-shocks, definition, 4 ; frequency, 198 , 256 , 296 , 344 ; distribution in space, 200 , 203 , 298 , 326 , 345 ; sound-phenomena, 207 , 300 ; connection with fault-scarps, 300 ; outlining of epicentre by, 326 ; origin of, 257 ; of Neapolitan earthquake, 40 ; of Ischian earthquakes, 56 , 65 ; of Andalusian earthquake, 97 ; of Charleston earthquake, 133 ; of Riviera earthquake, 167 ; of Japanese earthquake, 198 ; of Hereford earthquake, 240 ; of Inverness earthquake, 256 ; of Indian earthquake, 296 ; of British earthquakes, 343 ; of Italian earthquakes, 343 ; of Japanese earthquakes, 344 Agamennone, G., 93 , 94 , 101 , 319 Alluvium, displacement of, by Indian earthquake, 287 Amplitude of wave-motion, definition, 4 ; in Neapolitan earthquake, 34 ; in Japanese earthquake, 185 ; in Indian earthquake, 270 Andalusian earthquake, preparation for, 75 ; investigation of, 76 ; damage caused by, 77 ; isoseismal lines and disturbed area, 78 ; the unfelt earthquake, 82 ; position of epicentre, 84 ; depth of focus, 85 ; nature of shock, 87 ; sound-phenomena, 91 ; velocity of earth-waves, 92 ; connection between geological structure and intensity of shock, 95 ; fissures, 96 ; landslips, 97 ; effect on underground water, 97 ; after-shocks, 97 ; origin of, 99 ; bibliography, 101 Animals, effects of earthquakes on, 143 Baluchistan earthquake of 1892, 288 , 341 Baldacci, L., 70 , 73 Baratta, M., 320 Barrois, C., 76 Bergeron, C., 76 Bertelli, T., 175 Bertrand, M., 76 Birds, effects of earthquakes on, 143 Bordwar, crust-fracture at, 309 Bréon, R., 76 Burton, W.K., 214 Cancani, A., 281 , 282 , 320 , 343 , 345 Castro, M.F. de, 76 , 101 Charleston earthquake, investigation of, 102 ; damage caused by, 103 ; isoseismal lines and disturbed area, 104 ; preparation for, 107 ; nature of shock, 108 ; double epicentre, 111 ; origin of double shock, 120 ; depth of foci, 122 ; velocity of earth-waves, 126 ; fissures, 130 ; sand-craters, 130 ; effects on human beings, 131 ;
— from A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Charles Davison

Note 8 ( return ) Dietrich of Bern (i. e. Theodoric of Verona,) is the great hero of South Germany—the King Arthur of Teutonic romance, who figures in all the warlike lays and legends of the middle ages.
— from Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 2 (of 3) With Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

Thus the Assembly, which, after three days' fighting, had carried the conflict into the heart of the districts occupied by its enemies, was trembling for its own quarters.
— from The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Alexis de Tocqueville