[4704] Rodericus a Castro vocat, tum et eos qui se invicem ad Venerem excitandam flagris caedunt, Spintrias, Succubas, Ambubeias, et lasciviente lumbo Tribades illas mulierculas, quae se invicem fricant, et praeter Eunuchos etiam ad Venerem explendam, artificiosa illa veretra habent.
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Can one like thee so falsely speak, Exalting Fate, confessed so weak?
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Whatever the origin of her walks on the Budmouth Road, her return from those walks was often coincident with Farfrae's emergence from Corn Street for a twenty minutes' blow on that rather windy highway—just to winnow the seeds and chaff out of him before sitting down to tea, as he said.
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

The cannon were intermingled with the mechanical engines for casting stones and darts; the bullet and the battering-ram 411 were directed against the same walls: nor had the discovery of gunpowder superseded the use of the liquid and unextinguishable fire.
— 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

En fin, cuando supo la mujer que volvía su marido, vistió a la niña de gala, lo mejor que pudo, y ella se
— from A First Spanish Reader by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler

Nor do I think that any decided enunciation of duty on this point can be extracted from Common Sense.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

E meglio esse fortunato che savio —'Tis better to be born fortunate than wise.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

Then folding his arms lazily behind his head, he stared straight and fixedly before him at Lysia, seeming to note every jewel on her dress, every curve of her body, every slight gesture of her hand, every faint, cold smile that played on her lovely lips.
— from Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self by Marie Corelli

This doctrine we learn is divine; we know it is also human: almost every family can supply an example of the familiar principle that the mother loves most fondly the child who has cost her most in suffering and care.
— from The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot

And having thus flouted my eye for color, she maintains that she did not have her back to me, for she distinctly saw my newly-raised bridge as I came down the stairs.
— from The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart

An elegant fluid cosmetic soap, by the use of which all imperfections of the skin will be easily and painlessly removed.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I by Richard Vine Tuson

541 The shields of the knights and squires, at once an ornament and a defence, were arranged on either side of the ships; the banners of the nations and families were displayed from the stern; our modern artillery was supplied by three hundred engines for casting stones and darts: the fatigues of the way were cheered with the sound of music; and the spirits of the adventurers were raised by the mutual assurance, that forty thousand Christian heroes were equal to the conquest of the world.
— from History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6 by Edward Gibbon

Emily fainted; Charles staggered to assist her, though he well-nigh swooned himself; and Julian folded his arms with a resolute air, as waiting to hear what next.
— from The Twins: A Domestic Novel by Martin Farquhar Tupper

A class of six earnest, faithful Christian students, three young men and three young women, having completed the normal course, were to receive certificates.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 7, July, 1882 by Various