And no tyrant-passion dragged him back; no enthusiasms, no foibles encumbered his way.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

I make a list of the Indian Nations their place of residence, and probable number of Soles of each nation from estimation and indian information &c. H2 anchor
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

against, opposite Erbyniad, n. a receiving Erbyniwr, n. a receiver Erch, n. dark brown, or dun: a. dusky, dun: dismal Erchi, to ask, to demand Erchlais, n. a dismal noise Erchlias, n. raven grey Erchliw, n. a dun colour Erchryn, a. agitating, quaking Erchryniad, n. agitating Erchrynu, v. to agitate Erchwyn, n. a side or stead Erchwynedig, a. transitive Erchwyniad, n. transition Erchwynio, v. to make a transit Erchwys, n. a pack of hounds Erchyll, a. ghastly, horrible Erchylldod, n. ghastliness Erchyllrwydd, n. frightfulness Erchyllu, v. to make gastly Erchynu, v. to uplift Erchywynu, v. to transmigrate Erdolygu, v. to beseech Erdd, n. impulse, forward: prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

The following is an extempore piece which she composed in the absence of her husband and brother, in a conversation with some person relative to them, while walking with her sister-in-law, and their two children: Ces deux messieurs, qui sont absens, Nous sont chers de bien des manieres; Ce sont nos amis, nos amans, Ce sont nos maris et nos freres, Et les peres de ces enfans.
— from The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

But, from the ethico-practical point of view which looks entirely to the transcendental side of things, the idea of a divine concurrence is quite proper and even necessary: for example, in the faith that God will make good the imperfection of our human justice, if only our feelings and intentions are sincere; and that He will do this by means beyond our comprehension, and therefore we should not slacken our efforts after what is good.
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant

The Vulgate is Quis est quod debui ultra facere vineæ meæ, et non feci ei .
— from Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal

The mouth extended nearly from ear to ear, the lips were thin, and seemed, like some other portions of his frame, to be devoid of natural pliancy, so that the ruling expression never varied under the influence of any emotion whatever.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

To earn needed foreign exchange, Israel has been targeting high-technology niches in international markets, such as medical scanning equipment.
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

"Vai, noun sies proun famous, ni proun fort, ni proun fin." Go, thou art not famous enough, nor strong enough, nor fine enough.
— from Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Charles Alfred Downer

entirmety n ; F. entremete.
— from Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer

He has none of the dash and brilliancy of the horse; that looking about with erect neck, fiery eye, cocked ears, and inflated nostrils; that readiness to dash along a race-course, follow the hounds across country, or charge the enemy; none of that decision of will and self-conscious pride which demand, as a right, to be stroked, patted, pampered, by lords and ladies.
— from Harper's Young People, November 8, 1881 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

As everything needed for equipping it had to be brought from the sea-coast, the British had much the advantage in this respect, yet all labored with so much zeal, that our fleet was first ready for action.
— from Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. by Samuel Adams Drake

Ask us no more, for the covenant of our faith is not with men, but in bonds indissoluble with God, for whom there is no separation or departure, neither now, nor ever, nor for ever—nor for ever and ever.' That is what we said fifteen hundred years ago, that is what we say to-day, when the darkest hour of the darkest night is falling over our land."
— from By Far Euphrates: A Tale by Deborah Alcock

Sed patet experientia and contra experientiam negantem, fusilibus est arguendum , do you understand?
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

But the present distress was neither grand enough nor far enough from home to satisfy the wide-stretched benevolence of the philosopher, who sat down within sight of the flames to work at a new pamphlet, which now swallowed up his whole soul, on Universal Benevolence.
— from The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, and Other Tales by Hannah More