If throughout his reign Napoleon gave commands concerning an invasion of England and expended on no other undertaking so much time and effort, and yet during his whole reign never once attempted to execute that design but undertook an expedition into Russia, with which country he considered it desirable to be in alliance (a conviction he repeatedly expressed)—this came about because his commands did not correspond to the course of events in the first case, but did so correspond in the latter.
— from War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

At their approach the sentry gave the alarm, and the soldiers came out of the guard-house in disorder. Schoelcher, calm, impassive, in ruffles and a white tie, clothed, as usual, in black, buttoned to the neck in his tight frock coat, with the intrepid and brotherly air of a Quaker, walked straight up to them. "Comrades," he said to them, "we are the Representatives of the People, and come in the name of the people to demand your arms for the defence of the Constitution and of the Laws!"
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

Take of a white Squill of the mountains, gathered about the rising of the dog star, cut it in thin pieces, and dried for a month, one pound, put it in a glass bottle, and pour to it eight pounds of French Wine, and when it hath stood so four days, take out the Squill.
— from The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic. by Nicholas Culpeper

All land causes, except where claims under the grants of different States come into question, and all other controversies between the citizens of the same State, unless where they depend upon positive violations of the articles of union, by acts of the State legislatures, will belong exclusively to the jurisdiction of the State tribunals.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

Then meditating another moment or two she went to the door, softly closed it as before, and again descended the stairs.
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

"We must," replied my uncle, with a deep sigh, "call it what you will."
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

[175] State Papers, Domestic Series, Charles I., 409 (167).
— from Shakespeare's Family by C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael) Stopes

Deep in the bottom of the flowery vale, With blooming sallows, and the leafy twine Of verdant alders fenced, his dwelling stands Complete in rural elegance.
— from The Genius of Scotland; or, Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull

I'd like to try doing some commercial illustration; that's for the bread and potatoes.
— from The Stuff by Henry Slesar

The words and resolute action of this man in sergeant's uniform carried weight with them, and to put an end to all this excitement he shouted out, "I bear witness, on my honour, that this is the Professor Duprè, sculptor, corporal in our company, and not at all a Livornese."
— from Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè by Giovanni Duprè

Further bibliographical references will be found appended to the articles on Hudson River , New York , and New York ( City ), in The Encyclopædia Britannica , 11th edition. { 235} INDEX Adventure-Galley , The (ship), 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 Albany, name of Fort Orange changed to, 137 ; refuses to send delegates to Fort James, 153 ; preëminently Dutch, 154 ; refuses to recognize Leisler, 154 , 156 ; Leisler sends troops to assistance of, 156 ; congress (1754), 219 , 220-21 ; court-house, 220 ; see also Orange, Fort Alexander, James, supports Van Dam, 196 ; contributes to New York Weekly Journal , 197 ; counsel for Zenger, 198-99 Amersfort, 77 Amsterdam, Fort, established, 54 ; condition in 1638, 61 ; becomes Fort James, 137 ; see also James, Fort Andros, Sir Edmund, Governor of New York, 144 ; asserts authority in New Jersey, 146-147 ; recalled, 147 ; appointed Governor-General of "Dominion of New England" (1688), 149 ; imprisoned in Boston, 151 ; instructed to suppress piracy, 167 Angola, Paul d', one of the first negro slaves, 25 Archer, John, 140 Arlington, Lord, 139 Arms of Amsterdam , The (ship), 26 Avery, buccaneer, 173 Barents, Reymier, 156 Barentsen, Pieter, 54 Bayard, Mrs., sister of Stuyvesant, 86 Bayard, Nicholas, 154 , 155 , 159 , 160 , 163 Bear Mountain, replica of Half Moon at foot of, 16 Bears Island fortified, 45 Beaver , The (ship), 161 Beeren (Bears) Island fortified, 45 Bellomont, Earl of, in stock company to fit out privateer, 170 ; succeeds Fletcher as Governor of New York, 170-71 , 180-181 ; Captain Kidd communicates with, 174 ; royal Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 175 (note); uprightness, 181 ; espouses Leislerian cause, 181-83 ; death (1701), 183 ; revenues under, 191 Berkeley, Lord, 145 Beverwyck, 72 Birds of Hudson region, 28 Bissels, associate of Van Rensselaer, 40 Blagge, Captain, defense of Leisler, 157-59 Block, Adriaen, 135 Block Island, 135 , 174 Blommaert, Samuel, 36 , 40 Blucker, of Albany, 156 Bogardug, Rev. Everardus, 88-90 Boston, 151 , 168 Bradford, William, printer, 193 Bradley supports Cosby, 196 Brant, Molly, 223 Breuckelen (now Brooklyn), 77 Burnet, William, Governor of New York, 190 Burton, Mary, 213 Cabots, The, explorations in Hudson region, 16 Canada, expeditions against, 185-86 , 188 Carey (Kerry), Peggy, 213 Carleton, Sir Dudley, English ambassador at The Hague, 132 Caroline, niece of Mohawk chief Hendrick, 223 Carteret, Sir George, part of New Jersey granted to, 145 ; death (1680), 146 Carteret, Philip, Governor of New Jersey, 146 , 147 Casimir, Fort, 130 Catholics, Roman, oppose Leisler, 153-154 ; accused of inciting negro plots, 212 , 213-17 Chambers, John, 199 Charter of Liberties and Privileges , 148 Christina, Fort, 127 Clarke, George, Governor of New York, letter on negro plots, 214-15 ; suspicions of, 215-17 Clinton, George, Governor of New York, quoted, 191-92 , 219 Coates, Edward, 166 Cod, Cape, 135 Colden, Cadwallader, 196 , 197 Colman, John, 6-7 Colve, Captain Anthony, Dutch Governor of New York, 143 Commerce, aim of Dutch in America, 18 ; with Holland, 24 ; dubious sea ventures, 168-169 Congo, Simon, one of the first negro slaves, 25 Connecticut River, 22 , 65 , 135 Coorn, Nicholas, 45-46 Cornbury, Edward Hyde, Lord, Governor of New York, 183-185 ; revenues under, 191 Cornelissen, Jan, 95 Cosby, William, Governor of New York, 190 , 194-96 "Cosby's Manor," 195 Curtius, Alexander Carolus, 101 Cuyler, Johannes, of Albany, 156 De Laet, Johan, 11 , 40 De Lancey, James, supports Cosby, 196 ; Chief Justice, 199 ; Lieutenant-Governor, 219 De la Montagne, J. M., 95 De la Noy, Peter, 162 , 169 Delaware, Swedish colony in, 127-28 ; see also New Sweden Delaware Bay, 36 Delaware (or South) River, 22 , 51 , 59 De Neger, Jan, 35 De Peyster, Colonel Abraham,
— from Dutch and English on the Hudson: A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Maud Wilder Goodwin

The ceremonies at, ii. 44 Meaning of Safa, 44, n. Safk (clapping of hands), practice of, in the East, ii. 223 Sahal, sells ground to Mohammed, i. 357 Sahil, the Sufi, i. 10, n. Sahn, Al-, or central area of a Mosque, i. 307, 333 Sahrij, or water tank, on Mount Ohod, i. 429 Sai, Al-, the ceremony so called, ii. 170, n. Compendium of the ceremony, 288 Saidi tribe of Arabs, i. 145 Saint Priest, M. de, i. 112, n. Saints, in Moslem law, not supposed to be dead, i. 340 Their burial-place at Al-Bakia, ii. 31 Saj, or Indian teak, i. 364 Sakka, or water-carrier of the Prophets Mosque, i. 331, 373 Salabah bin Amru, i. 349 Salam, among the Moslems, i. 143, 151 Not returning a salam, meaning of, 231, n. Salam, or Blessings on the Prophet, i. 76 Salam, the Bab al-, at Al-Madinah, i. 307, n., 309, 313 Salat, or mercy, in Moslem theology, i. 313, n. Salatah, the dish so called, i. 135 Salih Shakkar, description of, i. 164 Effects of a thirty-six hours sail on him, 210 Leaves Yambu, 241 Arrives at Al-Madinah, 280 Salihi tribe of Arabs, i. 145 Salim, the Benu, their subdivisions, ii. 120, n. Salim, Sultan, of Egypt, i. 146 Salkh, the kind of circumcision among the Badawin so called, ii.
— from Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

One of them was Ruy Gonzalez de Sequeyra , Commander in Chief of the Moluccos .
— from The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts. by Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola