So they begged that high-souled hero Cleomachus to charge the Eretrian cavalry first.
— from Plutarch's Morals by Plutarch

Everybody called for his or her favourite remedy, which nobody brought; each cried for more air, at the same time carefully excluding what air there was, by closing round the object of sympathy; and all wondered why somebody else didn’t do what it never appeared to occur to them might be done by themselves.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Words of the Patagonian giants For Head her for Eye other for Nose or for Eyebrows occhechel for Eyelids sechechiel for Nostrils oresche for Mouth xiam for Lips schiahame for Teeth phor for Tongue schial for Chin sechen for Hair archiz for Face cogechel for Throat ohumez for Occiput schialeschin 159 for Shoulders pelles for Elbow cotel for Hand chene for Palm of the hand caimeghin for Finger cori for Ears sane Armpit salischin for Teat othen for Bosom ochij for Body gechel for Penis sachet for Testicles sacancas for Vagina 160 isse for Communication with women jo hoi for Thighs chiane for Knee tepin [ 81 ] for Rump schiaguen for Buttocks hoij for Arm maz for Pulse holion for Legs coss for Foot thee for Heel tere for Ankle perchi for Sole of the foot caotscheni for Fingernails colim for Heart thol for to Scratch gechare for Cross-eyed man calischen for Young man calemi for Water holi for Fire ghialeme for Smoke giaiche for No ehen for Yes rey for Gold pelpeli for Lapis lazuli secheg for Sun calexcheni for Stars settere for Sea aro for Wind oni for Storm ohone for Fish hoi for to Eat mechiere for Bowl elo for Pot aschanie for to Ask ghelhe Come here hai si for to Look chonne [ 83 ] for to Walk rey for to Fight oamaghce for Arrows sethe for Dog holl for Wolf ani for to Go a long distance schien for Guide anti for Snow theu for to Cover hiani for Ostrich, a bird hoihoi for its Eggs jani for the powder of the herb which they eat capac for to Smell os for Parrot cheche for Birdcage cleo for Misiglioni siameni for Red Cloth terechae for Cap aichel for Black ainel for Red taiche for Yellow peperi for to Cook yrocoles for Belt catechin for Goose cache for their big Devil Setebos for their small Devils Cheleule Tucti queſti vocabuli ſe prenuntiano in gorgha ꝓche cuſſi li prenũtiauão Loro.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

The French Coffee House in London, Second Half of the Eighteenth Century From the original water-color drawing by Thomas Rowlandson
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Chi gioca, chi gioca —uh, uh!—A Porrione, a Porrione.—Viela, viela; date a ognuno.—Alle mantella, alle mantella.—Oltre di corsa; non vi fermate.—Voltate qui; ecco costoro; fate veli innanzi.—Viela, viela; date costi.—Chi la fa? Io—Ed io.—Dagli; ah, ah, buona fu.—Or cosi; alla mascella, al fianco.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

The extravagant use of the arms in the eighteenth century, for instance, was the necessary result of the large hoop, and the solemn dignity of Burleigh owed as much to his ruff as to his reason.
— from Intentions by Oscar Wilde

(The Germans, by the bye, have already produced the classic specimen of this toleration—they may well be allowed to reckon him as one of their own, in Leopold Ranke, that born classical advocate of every causa fortior , that cleverest of all the clever opportunists.)
— from The Genealogy of Morals The Complete Works, Volume Thirteen, edited by Dr. Oscar Levy. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

When I gave him the toast, continued the corporal, I thought it was proper to tell him I was captain Shandy's servant, and that your honour (though a stranger) was extremely concerned for his father;—and that if there was any thing in your house or cellar—(And thou might'st have added my purse too, said my uncle Toby),—he was heartily welcome to it:—He made a very low bow (which was meant to your honour), but no answer—for his heart was full—so he went up stairs with the toast;—I warrant you, my dear, said I, as I opened the kitchen-door, your father will be well again.—Mr.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

I presented him with a qabā (outer coat) of gold brocade with jewelled flowers and pearls round the flowers, a brocaded turban with strings of pearls, a gold woven sash with chains of pearls, one of my private elephants called Fath Gaj, with trappings, a splendid horse, a 419 jewelled sword, with a phūl katāra (dagger).
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India by James Tod

All sixpences: sixpence being the usual sum paid by each couple, for music at country wakes and hops.
— from 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

William of Volpiano founded schools, taught the plain chant to children, revised Gregorian music, and established centers for craftsmen.
— from How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

His edition of Shakspere is, perhaps, to use a fine expression of Burke, “one of the poorest maggots that ever crept from the great man’s carcase.”
— from Haunted London by Walter Thornbury

The philosopher, notwithstanding various warnings, came boldly up, and took hold of the chain with both hands, planted his feet firmly, shut his teeth, and evidently called forth all his resolution to resist the shock.
— from Invention and Discovery: Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches by Anonymous

About this time, Richmond telegraphed to Wellington, saying it would be “time enough to strike a blow on the East Coast five or six months hence.”
— from A Dark Chapter from New Zealand History by James Hawthorne

An outside covering of painting in fresco, which is attended with very little expense, conceals from the eye of the spectator the nature of the building, and is a handsome ornament to the house.
— from Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay: A Renaissance (2nd edition) by Clough Williams-Ellis

Cassandra glanced at him swiftly, and into her eyes came fear.
— from Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

What she really did was to supply to her nephew, Duke William, known to history as the Conqueror, who was yet to come to the throne of Normandy, a pretext to seize the English crown for himself.
— from The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

"Why, as long as you recognize the impossibility of the marriage, couldn't you in some way make it appear that the breaking of the engagement came from you—as—if—" "I see," said Riatt.
— from Ladies Must Live by Alice Duer Miller

Good Scotch, generally, with a few wretched blunders, though his "booin', and booin', and booin'," and his vehement snuff-taking, and the declaration that "he could never stand oopright in the presence of a great mon in a' his life," were evidently copied from, or suggested by, George Frederick Cooke, who borrowed both from Macklin, if we may trust surviving contemporaries.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various