To be more clear: the emotional condition has a structure similar to that of an hysterical attack; it is the upshot of a reminiscence.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

She did not learn to love her mistress, because Mrs. Stuart evidently considered herself as one belonging to a superior race of beings, and had no desire to establish any of the friendly relations that may become so helpful and pleasant to both mistress and maid.
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

Is there any reason for striving after wealth, where everyone can have as much as he wants without much effort?
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea by Bronislaw Malinowski

This young person, amiable by a thousand excellent qualities, and at that time by her form, without the shadow of art or coquetry, would have confined within herself my whole existence, could hers, as I had hoped it would, have been totally confined to me.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Adams began to ponder, asking himself whether he knew of any American artist who had ever insisted on the power of sex, as every classic had always done; but he could think only of Walt Whitman; Bret Harte, as far as the magazines would let him venture; and one or two painters, for the flesh-tones.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Certain it is that during the sway of the English coffee house, and at least partly through its influence, England produced a better prose literature, as embodied alike in her essays, literary criticisms, and novels, than she ever had produced before.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

It is somewhat remarkable, that the prelate of the first eastern church, however anxious for the conversion of his friend, thought proper to decline this fair and reasonable challenge.
— 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

In spite of all, what a blessing, what a deliverance from a weight becoming unendurable, is the appearance of an absolute ruler for these gregarious Europeans—of this fact the effect of the appearance of Napoleon was the last great proof the history of the influence of Napoleon is almost the history of the higher happiness to which the entire century has attained in its worthiest individuals and periods.
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

According to the earliest conceptions, he appears as a grave and dignified man in the prime of life; his countenance is earnest, thoughtful, and benevolent; he wears a full beard, and is draped from head to foot in the garb of an Eastern monarch.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

The Early Church had a faith in Greek philosophy, which stood in its way, brave and splendid as its thinkers were.
— from The Jesus of History by T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover

Eric called his aunt to remain with his mother, and returned to Roland and Manna.
— from Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach

He took his two elder children, Hazard and Sue, to Newport for the summer; but his wife and Maude, the youngest child, remained in Washington.
— from The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume 1 (of 2) by Hazard Stevens

I heard him with my own ears call her a—" "That'll do," said Lawrence.
— from Nightfall by Anthony Pryde

"The Socialist Party executive committee has adopted a resolution on the death of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg, Germany's two most uncompromising foes of Kaiserism and imperialism.
— from The Red Conspiracy by Joseph J. Mereto

Every commune has, at its ‘ Chef lieu ,’ a letter-box, which is opened by the rural postman.
— from Rambles on Railways by Roney, Cusack P., Sir

And neither more nor less did the persecuted Bartolo do, for, seeing that he was vanquished, and that there was no possibility of his having revenge then and there, he exclaimed, crossing his arms, moving his head from side to side, and wishing to annihilate them all with a glance— "I swear by all that's holy that I'll smash you all when I get you in Barbadillo!"
— from The Cid Campeador: A Historical Romance by Antonio de Trueba

, it was enquired of Mary Walcot, if ever Clark had afflicted her?
— from The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination (Vol. 3 of 3) by Robert Calef

He had hoped that his army would have overawed London, instead of which the free spirit of London had, as a result of his policy, entirely captivated his army.
— from London and the Kingdom - Volume 2 A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London. by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe

"Every cloud has a silver lining," Daniel sentimentally remarked, preparatory to the discussion of the new furniture necessary to replace what his sisters had removed.
— from Her Husband's Purse by Helen Reimensnyder Martin