Yet space is also of a very permanent or even eternal nature; and Plato seems more willing to admit of the unreality of time than of the unreality of space; because, as he says, all things must necessarily exist in space.
— from Timaeus by Plato

A-cennende , sb. begetting, birth, S. A-cenneng , sb. birth, S. A-chape , v. to escape, NED; achaped , pt. s. , S2.—OF. achaper ; cf.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

9 Ambassage , sb. embassy, NED; ambassages , pl. , S3.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

And Plato, having invited her to his feast, we see after how gentle and obliging a manner, accommodated both to time and place, she entertained the company, though in a discourse of the highest and most important nature: “Aeque pauperibus prodest, locupletibus aeque; Et, neglecta, aeque pueris senibusque nocebit.”
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

The vocal and other sound-producing organs, by which various expressive noises are produced, seem to form a partial exception; but I have elsewhere attempted to show that these organs were first developed for sexual purposes, in order that one sex might call or charm the other.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

He then caressed her again and again with the utmost profusion of fondness, called her by the most endearing names, and protested she was his only joy on earth.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

A gentleman who was here just now brought excellent news; and perhaps some folks who have given other folks the slip may get to London before they are overtaken; and if they do, I make no doubt
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Every minute it was getting earlier now, and pretty soon some of them watchers would begin to stir, and I might get catched—catched with six thousand dollars in my hands that nobody hadn’t hired me to take care of.
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The vocal and other sound-producing organs by which various expressive noises are produced seem to form a partial exception; but I have elsewhere attempted to show that these organs were first developed for sexual purposes, in order that one sex might call or charm the other.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

It is said that when Homer had recited these verses, they were so admired by the Greeks as to be called golden by them, and that even now at public sacrifices all the guests solemnly recite them before feasts and libations.
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod

Another long-term threat to continued rapid economic growth is the deterioration in the environment, notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table especially in the north.
— from The 1997 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

A quart of oats every night, and potatoes, Sunday morning, with plenty of hay, made the animal grow finely.
— from The Unseen Hand; or, James Renfew and His Boy Helpers by Elijah Kellogg

My mother, confounded, feeling scenes and ideas presented to her mind equally new and painful, sat trembling; she knew not what to do, tears rushed into her eyes.
— from Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Margaret Fuller

Meanwhile let us remember how important it is for the future of the world that each nation and people should be free to contribute its special quality and character to the whole; nor be ridden-over roughshod by the others; That each should contribute, in Trade or otherwise, its special gifts or facilities; and that the Internationalism which already rules in labour affairs and in Commerce and Science and Fashion and Finance and Philanthropy and Literature and Art and Music, should at last be recognized in Politics.
— from Never Again! A Protest and a Warning Addressed to the Peoples of Europe by Edward Carpenter

"There is one little point on which I—that is to say—Will there be any expense?" "Not a penny," said Mr. Mizzen.
— from The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure by William Bowen