Dei similitudo conspicitur.—"It is a commonplace of the schools that man is a little world, in which we may discern a body mingled of earthy elements, and ethereal breath, and the vegetable life of plants, and the senses of the lower animals, and reason, and the intelligence of angels, and a likeness to God.
— from The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry by Walter Pater

She tells us little of her own story, and little is told us of her by any one else, but all through her recording of the Revelation the simple creature to whom it was made unconsciously shews herself, so that soon we come to know her with a [Pg xxxi] pleasure that surely she would not think too "special" in its regard.
— from Revelations of Divine Love by of Norwich Julian

Here they thought that the Deity would most likely disclose himself either by a voice, or a dream, or some other præternatural token.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

I recapitulate the substance of this chapter in a few words: The existence of democracies is threatened by two dangers, viz., the complete subjection of the legislative body to the caprices of the electoral body, and the concentration of all the powers of the Government in the legislative authority.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville

Nor have I described the ants which dig up the gold for them, 643 nor the guardian griffins, nor any of the other tales that have been composed rather to amuse than to be received as 272 the relation of facts; since the falsity of the strange stories which have been fabricated about India cannot be exposed by any one.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander or, The History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great by Arrian

Two of the people he had never seen before, and the others consisted of Ernest Harrowden, one of those middle-aged mediocrities so common in London clubs who have no enemies, but are thoroughly disliked by their friends; Lady Ruxton, an overdressed woman of forty-seven, with a hooked nose, who was always trying to get herself compromised, but was so peculiarly plain that to her great disappointment no one would ever believe anything against her; Mrs. Erlynne, a pushing nobody, with a delightful lisp and Venetian-red hair; Lady Alice Chapman, his hostess's daughter, a dowdy dull girl, with one of those characteristic British faces that, once seen, are never remembered; and her husband, a red-cheeked, white-whiskered creature who, like so many of his class, was under the impression that inordinate joviality can atone for an entire lack of ideas.
— from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

And indeed, in spite of the time occupied with the necessary arrangements, less than a year elapsed before Attica was invaded, and the war openly begun.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

of 3rd Earl Bathurst, and had issue.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes by Charles Dalton

and if now earthly bodies can retain the souls below, shall not the souls be one day able to raise the earthly bodies above?
— from The City of God, Volume II by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

And then Lord Warburton mentioned some of the opinions held by his brother, which were opinions Isabel had often heard expressed and that she supposed to be entertained by a considerable portion of the human family.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James

Once more they let loose the royal eagle, but again it alighted upon the head of the same stranger.
— from The Golden Maiden, and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A. K. Seklemian

The defendant escorted the plaintiff to her home, and left her there as usual on occasions of such excursions; both acted and treated the matter as if no ceremony had taken place.
— from Commercial Law by Richard William Hill

[9] Every Boy and Every Girl CAN EARN
— from The Pansy, November 1886, Vol. 14 by Various

Ann Bevier Elting, b. April 29, 1820, d. Jan. 20, 1862, m. Sept. 18, 1844, Elting Cuddeback.
— from Caudebec in America A Record of the Descendants of Jacques Caudebec 1700 to 1920 by William Louis Cuddeback

Galloping up, they flung themselves off their exhausted beasts and rapidly transferred their saddles and bridles to the fresh horses.
— from The Empire Makers: A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa by Hume Nesbit

Will New York ever be a capital?
— from The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper

Besides blockading our extensive coast, squadrons larger than ever before assembled under our flag have been put afloat and performed deeds which have increased our naval renown.
— from State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) by United States. Presidents

" Joshua Corson, the husband of the beneficiary named in this bill, enlisted in August, 1862, for nine months, was wounded by a ball which passed through the lower part of each buttock, and was discharged June 29, 1863.
— from A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by Grover Cleveland

This was examined by all, and caused abundant jests at Ben’s expense.
— from Lion Ben of Elm Island Elm Island Stories by Elijah Kellogg

It is formed from CATSO (CAZZO, see note *, p. 166 i.e. note 127), which our early writers used, not only as an exclamation, but as an opprobrious term.
— from The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe