Dreamy of large eye, seeks she no release, And shrinks not while there's one still to appease.
— from Poems by Victor Hugo

VII Wert thou some Starr which from the ruin'd roofe Of shak't Olympus by mischance didst fall; Which carefull Jove in natures true behoofe Took up, and in fit place did reinstall? Or did of late earths Sonnes besiege the wall Of sheenie Heav'n, and thou some goddess fled Amongst us here below to hide thy nectar'd head VIII Or wert thou that just Maid who once before 50 Forsook the hated earth, O tell me sooth And cam'st again to visit us once more?
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton

Then the man whipped up his horses and drove off, leaving Elsie standing by the roadside in a sad state of bewilderment.
— from Little Folks (September 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

I have sent him word," he continues, "by Sieur Juchereau, who took back the two Hurons and Outaouas chiefs this winter, to join Sieur du Lhu at the Detroit of Lake Erie, so that they may be stronger, and in a condition to resist the enemy, should he go to meet them at Niagara."
— from Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario by Henry Scadding

[28] In this same way, comparing the characteristic general features of "social" and "living bodies," noting likeness and differences, particularly with reference to complexity of structure, differentiation of function, division of labor, etc., Spencer gives a perfectly naturalistic account of the characteristic identities and differences between societies and animals, between sociological and biological organizations.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

Do not despond; if Selina was capable of being either the tool or the dupe of Lady Eltondale, she was unworthy of you.
— from Manners: A Novel, Vol 3 by Madame Panache

Mr. G. J. Romanes, one of the most distinguished of living English scientists, and a worthy follower in the track of Darwin, has given the world in his study of the lowest forms of animal life a book of great interest to the general reader who is interested in scientific matter.
— from Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, May 1885 by Various

Therefore, brave conquerors—for so you are That war against your own affections And the huge army of the world's desires— Our late edict shall strongly stand in force: Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; Our court shall be a little academe, Still and contemplative in living art.
— from Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

When they decree you a civil and a military household, you, like young Achilles among the daughters of Lycomedes, eagerly seize the sword and scorn the mere ornaments."
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

Let who will die or live, England shall win the day!
— from Under the Flag of France: A Tale of Bertrand du Guesclin by David Ker

Ship Departure Crossed Equator Crossed Cape Meridian Passed S.W. Cape Tasmania Arrived Days Out Loch Etive Scillies Jan. 17 Feb. 6 Mar. 4 Mar 28 Apl.
— from The Colonial Clippers by Basil Lubbock