The first, Agnes at home, Irene in Greece, was daughter of the duke of Brunswick.
— 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

O, give us leave, great King, To view the field in safety, and dispose Of their dead bodies!
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

They said also that the first man who became king of Egypt was Min; and that in his time all Egypt except the district of Thebes was a swamp, and none of the regions were then above water which now lie below the lake of Moiris, to which lake it is a voyage of seven days up the river from the sea: and I thought that they said well about the land; for it is manifest in truth even to a person who has not heard it beforehand but has only seen, at least if he have understanding, that the Egypt to which the Hellenes come in ships is a land which has been won by the Egyptians as an addition, and that it is a gift of the river: moreover the regions which lie above this lake also for a distance of three days' sail, about which they did not go on to say anything of this kind, are nevertheless another instance of the same thing: for the nature of the land of Egypt is as follows:—First when you are still approaching it in a ship and are distant a day's run from the land, if you let down a sounding-line you will bring up mud and you will find yourself in eleven fathoms.
— from An Account of Egypt by Herodotus

There is here a sort of delicacy of the divine justice, hesitating to let loose upon the illustrious usurper the formidable historian, sparing Cæsar Tacitus, and according extenuating circumstances to genius.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

The Pilgrims Becoming Domesticated—Pilgrim Life at Sea—“Horse- Billiards”—The “Synagogue”—The Writing School—Jack’s “Journal”— The “Q. C. Club”—The Magic Lantern—State Ball on Deck—Mock Trials— Charades—Pilgrim Solemnity—Slow Music—The Executive Officer Delivers an Opinion CHAPTER V. Summer in Mid-Atlantic—An Eccentric Moon—Mr. Blucher Loses Confidence—The Mystery of “Ship Time”—The Denizens of the Deep—“Land Hoh”— The First Landing on a Foreign Shore—Sensation among the Natives— Something about the Azores Islands—Blucher’s Disastrous Dinner— The Happy Result CHAPTER VI.
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

It is possible, however, that my favourable impression of him may have been greatly influenced and strengthened, firstly, by his impressing upon his hearers that the true observance of religion was not inconsistent with a cheerful deportment and an exact discharge of the duties of their station, which, indeed, it scrupulously required of them; and secondly, by his cautioning them not to set up any monopoly in Paradise and its mercies.
— from American Notes by Charles Dickens

For those of the city of Marea and of Apis, dwelling in the parts of Egypt which border on Libya, being of opinion themselves that they were Libyans and not Egyptians, and also being burdened by the rules of religious service, because they desired not to be debarred from the use of cows' flesh, sent to Ammon saying that they had nought in common with the Egyptians, for they dwelt outside the Delta and agreed with them in nothing; and they said they desired that it might be lawful for them to eat everything without distinction.
— from An Account of Egypt by Herodotus

Los demás actos o autos se presume que son conocidos de las partes con tal que [29] hayan transcurrido dos o tres días desde el en que fueron
— from Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader by Ernesto Nelson

Edward the Third; from whom descended Henry Hastings, third Earl of Huntingdon, by the daughter of the Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward the Fourth.
— from The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside by Mark Akenside

There is no topic more universally discussed than the decadence of the drama, or the engagements, merits, and adventures of the performers.
— from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 by Various

Definition of the difficulty 2.
— from How We Think by John Dewey

The expenses to which you may be exposed will be promptly paid to your draft on this Department.
— from Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16) by United States. Congress

The sunset had now fairly passed, and the travellers were at the witching moment that precedes the final disappearance of the day.
— from The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons by James Fenimore Cooper

The lamb who was just following the dog out the doorway turned round.
— from Bonnie Prince Fetlar: The Story of a Pony and His Friends by Marshall Saunders

"It was a touching sight," says his eldest Sister, "the expression of devotion on the dear little Child's countenance.
— from The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Thomas Carlyle

A little to the south of the town are the ruins of the reputed castle of Rollo, the founder, in the 9th century, of the dynasty of the dukes of Normandy.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

All these details she could see and be sure of in the distance of the dim corridor.
— from These Twain by Arnold Bennett