Parental affection is, perhaps, the blindest modification of perverse self-love; for we have not, like the French two terms (L'amour propre, L'amour de soi meme) to distinguish the pursuit of a natural and reasonable desire, from the ignorant calculations of weakness.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft

"The Commons of France have resolved to deliberate," said Mirabeau to De Breze, who brought an order from the king for them to disperse, June 23, 1789.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

But that which put me in good humour, both at noon and night, is the fancy that I am this day made a Captain of one of the King’s ships, Mr. Wren having this day sent me, the Duke of York’s commission to be Captain of “The Jerzy,” in order to my being of a Court-martiall for examining the loss of “The Defyance,” and other things; which do give me occasion of much mirth, and may be of some use to me, at least I shall get a little money by it for the time I have it; it being designed that I must really be a Captain to be able to sit in this Court.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

If thou proceed As high as word, my deed shall match thy deed.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Distribyútur sa mga traktúra, Distributor of tractors.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

During several minutes they discussed the matter, General St. Clair offering to send others to perform the task, and the lad insisting that he be allowed to try it.
— from The Boy Scouts at the Battle of Saratoga: The Story of General Burgoyne's Defeat by Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917

A young lady of quality who has to devote so many hours a day to music, so many to dancing, so many to drawing, so many to French, Italian, etc., certainly does not pass her time in idleness: and these accomplishments are afterwards called into action by every kind of external or mental stimulus, by the excitements of pleasure, vanity, and interest.
— from Winterslow: Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt

“Marse Harry done sont me to de tailor.
— from Kennedy Square by Francis Hopkinson Smith

I feel very old; if I knew you would consent to give him the right direction and be a second father to him, I would not dread so much to die and leave him alone."
— from Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures by Songling Pu

prosperity seem everywhere to prevail, and the station at Cairo conducts you at once into a fine city, with broad streets, well watered, and shaded by trees, handsome shops, fine hotels, beautiful gardens, and the inevitable statue of Mohammed Ali, who did so much to develop modern Egypt.
— from Cities of the Dawn Naples - Athens - Pompeii - Constantinople - Smyrna - Jaffa - Jerusalem - Alexandria - Cairo - Marseilles - Avignon - Lyons - Dijon by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

So much to do, so much to do."
— from Verotchka's Tales by D. N. (Dmitrii Narkisovich) Mamin-Siberiak

: misbileue , suspicion, C3; misboden , injured, C, CM; misdede , misdeed, S, PP; misdeparten , to divide amiss, C2; misdo , to do amiss, PP, S, S2, C2; misfaren , to behave amiss, S; mysfare , to miscarry, PP; misgouernaunce , misconduct, C2; misgyed , misguided, C2; mys-happen , to meet with misfortune, PP; myshopand , despairing, H; misleuen , to believe wrongly, S; misliken , to displease, to be displeased, S, S2; misliking , displeasure, S2; myspay , to displease, H; misrede , to advise ill, S; misrempe , to go wide of the mark, S; mysreule , to misgovern, S3, PP; myssayde , abused, rebuked, slandered, PP; misseid , S2; missemand , misemand , unseemly, H; misteoðien , to mistithe ( mis-iteoðeget , S); mistriste , to mistrust, C3; mysturne , to pervert, W, W2.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew