A revolution not less important, and one which has left more durable traces, marked in the North the establishment of the vast empire now known as Russia.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de
—In "A Catalogue of the Libraries of the late William Oldys , Esq., Norroy King at Arms (author of the Life of Sir Walter Raleigh ), the Reverend Mr. Emms , of Yarmouth , and Mr. William Rush , which will begin to be sold on Monday, April 12, by Thomas Davies;" published without date, but supposed to be in 1764, I find amongst Mr. Oldys's manuscripts, lot 3613.:
— from Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 97, September 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
When they had reached the summit of the eminence now known as Russian Hill, an exclamation again burst from the Padre.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte
We saw a few bullocks winding about in the narrow tracks upon the sides of the mountains, and the settlement was completely overrun with dogs of every nation, kindred, and degree.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
ei de tên dia tôn phlebôn phoran tês trophês anadosin kalei, tên d' eis hekaston tôn haplôn kai aoratôn ekeinôn neurôn kai artêriôn metalêpsin ouk anadosin alla diadosin, hôs tines onomazein êxiôsan, eita || 105 tên dia tôn phlebôn monê tê Pg 164 Greek text pros to kenoumenon akolouthia phêsi gignesthai,
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen
The want of a good excuse never kept a villain from crime.
— from Aesop's Fables; a new translation by Aesop
We find here the town of Pæstum 1430 , which received from the Greeks the name of Posidonia, the Gulf of Pæstum 1431 , the town of Elea, now known as Velia 1432 , and the Promontory of Palinurum 1433 , a point at which the land falls inwards and forms a bay 1434 , the distance across which to the pillar 1435 of Rhegium is 100 miles.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny
The Northern sword-god Tyr is, of course, the Greek war-god Ares, whom he so closely resembles that his name was given to the day of the week held sacred to Ares, which is even now known as Tuesday or Tiu’s [ 353 ] day.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
The efficacy of various principles is now well understood, which were either not known at all, or imperfectly known to the ancients.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton
Or mebby my mind'll jump right over to the "Soldier of Marathon," or "Eve," no knowin' at all where my thoughts will take me amongst them noble marble figgers.
— from Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
He was the owner of fine estates, among them the strong castles of Landstuhl near Kaiserslautern, and Ebernburg near Kreuznach, and had already, in a number of battles conducted on his own account and to redress the wrongs of others, given ample proof of his energy and skill in raising hosts of rustic soldiery, and leading them with reckless valour, in pursuit of his objects, to the fray.
— from Life of Luther by Julius Köstlin
He did not envy nor kill any one, but honored and exalted all without exception that were men of worth, and hence he neither feared nor hated one of them.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster by Cassius Dio Cocceianus
On the night of the 23rd of July a detachment of the regiment was engaged in extending the lodgement on the right of the bastion of St. Roche, and had Ensign Nuby killed; also Captain Mitchell and Lieutenant Cole wounded.
— from Historical Record of the Fourth, or the King's Own, Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1680, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1839 by Richard Cannon
The wolves, thus nimbly eluded, now kept after Harry—who in turn, became the object of our anxiety.
— from The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
Saigō, who was the idol of the samurai , after his retirement established near Kagoshima a military school, where the young men of that class were drilled in the duties of the army.
— from Japan by David Murray
Which means— The king, ten, eight, nine, knave, ace, seven, queen.
— from The Sharper Detected and Exposed by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
They might even now know about the masks."
— from Space Station 1 by Frank Belknap Long
She had tried, however, to civilize the poor, neglected child, and had taught her to say her prayers every night, kneeling at her side.
— from Delusion; or, The Witch of New England by Eliza Buckminster Lee
The oil, which is extracted from the seed, is in general use for lamps and other purposes, but neither is it eaten, nor known as a medicine; but it is administered as an outward application.
— from Travels in Brazil by Henry Koster
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