Neither kings, nor those consuls, tyrannical as they were before the institution of the tribunitian office, nor the stern authority of the dictator, nor the overbearing decemvirs, ever imposed such slavery as that they should perform unremitting military service, which degree of regal power the military tribunes now exercised over the Roman commons.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

They regard the latter as far from them and so pursue them less, as if they belonged to others, whereas the former they approach closely, and grieve for them as if deprived of rightful possessions.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Cassius Dio Cocceianus

This collection contains 168 selections—songs, narratives, descriptive or reflective pieces of a lyrical quality, all suited to the taste and understanding of children.
— from Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

He will marry the daughter of rich parents, a red-haired, blear-eyed, big-mouthed, crooked-nosed wench.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Whether we consider him as a man, with his powerful yet gracious personality, or as a religious reformer, who did much to break down old religious prejudices by showing the underlying beauty and consistency of the Roman church, or as a prose writer whose style is as near perfection as we have ever reached, Newman is one of the most interesting figures of the whole nineteenth century.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

In the House of Commons there were some dozen of right pleasant fellows.
— from Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

It will take intelligent thought and a great deal of reverent prayer to escape completely from the sacred-secular psychology.
— from The Pursuit of God by A. W. (Aiden Wilson) Tozer

ed in the various multitude, which, under the proud and false denomination of Romans, presumed to despise their fellow-subjects, and even their sovereigns, who dwelt beyond the precincts of the Eternal City.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Of "All in One" a fervent devotee Amore Dei, of reasoned piety, Doff shoes!
— from Ecce Homo Complete Works, Volume Seventeen by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

It is sometimes said that every one should travel on foot "like Thales, Plato, and Pythagoras"; we are told that in these days of railroads people rush through countries and see nothing.
— from The Pleasures of Life by Lubbock, John, Sir

When a youth, he plunged into the depths of rural pleasures and books; he was lavish of his money and good words for his friends; he said everything that came uppermost, but then it was worth saying, only his enemies were not as well pleased with it as his friends, and they never forgot it: in fine, he was romantic, brave, and impassioned.
— from The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events by Leigh Hunt

Which I am marking for purposes of identification as follows: “Dallas, Texas, April 15, 1964, Exhibit 5320, Deposition of Ralph Paul,” and I am signing my name on that document.
— from Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

They placed no great confidence in the distinction of Russian princesses who married artists.
— from Asbeïn: From the Life of a Virtuoso by Ossip Schubin

The master of the post, Drouet, of revolutionary politics, was in a very bad humour, and had been so all day, having been angry about the mysterious hussars in the morning, and no less angry at seeing the village now full of dragoons, from another quarter, whose business here he could not understand.
— from The Peasant and the Prince by Harriet Martineau

Himself a convert, and a man of large views and great sympathies, no one was better able to enter into the scruples and difficulties of religious Protestants on their first contact with Catholic doctrines and Catholic worship.
— from Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott

Figure 12—DEVELOPMENT OF RIFLE PROJECTILES (1840-1900).
— from Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert C. Manucy

Now if a man can only be allowed to stand on a dais, or raised platform, and look down on his neighbor who is exerting his talent for him, oh, it is all right!—first-rate performance!—and all the rest of the fine phrases.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various