The Norito first recites poetically the descent of Ninigi, the grandchild of the sun-goddess from heaven, and the quieting of the turbulent kami.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

The writer, however, is evidently unaware that she does not quite understand her own story; her difficulty was perhaps due to the fact that though Trapanese sailors had given her a fair idea as to where all her other localities really were, no one in those days more than in our own could localise the Planctae, which in fact, as Buttmann has argued, were derived not from any particular spot, but from sailors' tales about the difficulties of navigating the group of the Aeolian islands as a whole (see note on "Od."
— from The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Homer

In the eye of fancy, she perceived the gleam of arms through the duskiness of night, the glitter of spears and helmets, and the banners floating dimly on the twilight; while now and then the blast of a distant trumpet echoed along the defile, and the signal was answered by a momentary clash of arms.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

Secondly, Paul shows the danger of neglecting the grace of God.
— from Epistle Sermons, Vol. 2: Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Martin Luther

In the picture which the human mind draws of nature, the general outline is marked by the science of the eighteenth century, the arrangement of its plan and of the principal masses being so correctly marked, that to day the leading lines remain intact.
— from The Ancient Regime by Hippolyte Taine

Disr o ncáre, to grub or roote out.
— from Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues by John Florio

It is true, if the director ought not to go of his own accord to visit the patient, he may, if she call him .
— from Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet

Hence Groans are heard; the Noise of Lions, fierce, Rebellious to their Chains, and roaring loud In Dead of Night; the Grunt of bristly Boars; The Rage of Bears, reluctant, in their Stalls; And huge portentous Forms of howling Wolves.
— from Lectures on Poetry Read in the Schools of Natural Philosophy at Oxford by Joseph Trapp

By others, it has been asserted that the Duchess of Northumberland, the governess of the Princess, in the exercise of a superior and enlightened judgment, and in consideration of the then alleged delicate health of her young charge, advised that her pupil should not be present at the coronation of King William and Queen Adelaide.
— from Memoir of Queen Adelaide, Consort of King William IV. by Dr. (John) Doran

Conflicting authorities declared that the Prime Minister, Earl Grey, for some occult reason, opposed the Princess's receiving an invitation to be present at a ceremony which had so much interest for her; or that the Duchess of Northumberland, the governess of the Princess, took the same extraordinary course from political motives.
— from Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 by Sarah Tytler

204 It was not exactly like a draught of Nepenthe to go out and face the righteous indignation of Judge Ware, but Hardy’s brain was in such a whirl that he welcomed the chance to escape.
— from Hidden Water by Dane Coolidge

It is difficult, however, to see how the facts dealt with can be proved without hearing the statements and declarations of natives: the grounds of their complaints at all events can be learnt exactly and precisely from them alone.
— from Correspondence and Report from His Majesty's Consul at Boma Respecting the Administration of the Independent State of the Congo [and Further Correspondence] by Roger Casement