Sure enough, I found a volume entitled Ceylon and the Singhalese by H. C. Sirr, Esq.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

And yet he may do this anywhere except in Egypt; for there ages ago they discovered the great truth which I am now asserting, that the young should be educated in forms and strains of virtue.
— from Laws by Plato

Tibeats, in a few minutes, evidently in fear, and overawed by the decided tone of Chapin, sneaked off like a coward, as he was, and mounting his horse, followed his companions.
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

Though containing much exaggeration, it furnishes an interesting picture of the kind of luxury that prevailed in those days.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

She had more time, also, to “just live,” as she expressed it, for almost all of every afternoon from two until six o'clock was hers to do with as she liked—provided she did not “like” to do certain things already prohibited by Aunt Polly.
— from Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

Human reason, which by its unassisted strength is incapable of perceiving the mysteries of faith, had already obtained an easy triumph over the folly of Paganism; and when Tertullian or Lactantius employ their labors in exposing its falsehood and extravagance, they are obliged to transcribe the eloquence of Cicero or the wit of Lucian.
— 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 that event I felt an abiding confidence that I would soon regain my liberty.
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

The paintings include twenty oval medallions, in which are portrayed the twenty danseuses of most celebrity since the opera has existed in France, and four panels by M. Boulanger, typifying 'The War Dance', 'The Rustic Dance', 'The Dance of Love' and 'The Bacchic Dance.'
— from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

[Pg 245] from its base of operations, assailed by the enemy in front and in rear, having a river with marshy banks in front, surrounded by vast forests, how could it hope to escape?
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

This now, my lord, I yield to thee: Enjoy it, from all trouble free.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

He had come out to study the West and enjoy its freedom, as he understood it was a good place to rest and do as you please unhampered by what people thought.
— from A Voice in the Wilderness by Grace Livingston Hill

We have already(6) noticed the fact that the territory between the Ciminian range and the Tiber with the towns of Sutrium, Nepete, Falerii, Veii, and Caere appears not to have been taken possession of by the Etruscans till a period considerably later than the more northern districts, possibly not earlier than in the second century of Rome, and that the original Italian population must have maintained its ground in this region, especially in Falerii, although in a relation of dependence.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen

Isabella was calm and lucid in her counsels, inclined to benevolence and mercy where religious questions were not involved, and, as one writer has expressed it, followed after Ferdinand’s armies to garner the wheat which he had cut on the fields of war.
— from Spain by Frederick A. (Frederick Albion) Ober

Their scanty purses were opened, and a subscription entered into for a very valuable diamond, which, with the millions of the Arch-Chancellor, gave satisfaction to all parties; and even Joseph Bonaparte was reconciled, upon the consideration that Cambaceres has no children, and that, therefore, the Prince will expire with the Grand Officer of State.
— from Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud (Being secret letters from a gentleman at Paris to a nobleman in London) — Complete by Lewis Goldsmith

His imposing presence would keep off wanton insults, but on the other hand, he had not the moral weight of authority possessed by Tibble, and though far from being a drunkard, he was not proof against a carouse, especially when out of reach of his Bet and of his master, and he was not by any means Tib’s equal in fine and delicate workmanship.
— from The Armourer's Prentices by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

The evidence that “The Elms” of Tyburn was the place of execution is full: “Ad furcas prope Tyburnam,” Chronicle of Ralph de Diceto, ed.
— from Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals by Alfred Marks

He saw that Tom was evidently in fear and trembling, as though constantly dreading lest he make some unpleasant discovery.
— from The Boy Scouts for Home Protection by Robert Shaler

It was impossible to doubt that a Minister who spoke thus, and who, even under expressions of regret, hinted at any alliance with the revolutionary elements in France and Spain, was formidably in earnest.
— from A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878 by Charles Alan Fyffe

Ere it fell, and well-nigh in falling had borne to his death the knight.
— from Parzival: A Knightly Epic (vol. 1 of 2) by Wolfram, von Eschenbach, active 12th century

But of course that hasn’t any earthy interest for anybody.
— from Gray youth: The story of a very modern courtship and a very modern marriage by Oliver Onions