There was no exit, no means of escape from it.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

There was a king whose deeds and worth Spread wide his name through heaven and earth, Nimi, most virtuous e'en from youth, The best of all who love the truth.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

“It will begin early next May and will be over by October,” Pyotr Stepanovitch said suddenly.
— from The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

But little vantage shall I reap thereby, For ere the six years that he hath to spend Can change their moons and bring their times about, My oil-dried lamp and time-bewasted light Shall be extinct with age and endless night; My inch of taper will be burnt and done, And blindfold death not let me see my son.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Her grace would have you eat no more Woolsack pies, Nor Dagger frumety. DOL.
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

6. Dê tertiâ vigiliâ imperâtor mîsit hominês quî cognôscerent quae esset nâtûra montis.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

I have frequently stood up for them, at the risk of some injury to myself, against the tyranny and injustice of their young masters and mistresses; and I always endeavoured to give them as little trouble as possible: but they entirely neglected my comfort, despised my requests, and slighted my directions.
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

Notre --, celui dont nous parlons ( par ex.: notre médecin, notre tailleur ).
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann

He started early next morning, though feeling very stiff and sore.
— from The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton

One of the women, whose visage exhibited marks of recent violence, struck her fist on the table and exclaimed, “No, Mrs Rampy, you are wrong, as usual.
— from The Garret and the Garden; Or, Low Life High Up by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Those who are to be the leaders of the next generation are even now, many of them, having a severe struggle with adverse circumstances.
— from Vesper Talks to Girls by Laura A. (Laura Anna) Knott

This hymn is most extraordinarily interesting; it places beyond all doubt what was the root intention of this ceremonial dance; it was designed to stimulate the reproductive energies of Nature, to bring into being fruitful fields, and vineyards, plenteous increase in the flocks and herds, and to people the cities with youthful citizens; and the god is entreated not merely to accept the worship offered, but himself to join in the action which shall produce such fair results, to leap for full jars, and fleecy flocks, and for youthful citizens.
— from From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston

By the Rev. Erskine Neale, M.A. 13 The Lamplighter.
— from New Books & New Editions, Published by Ward, Lock, and Tyler by Ward, Lock, & Tyler

Time was very short, for there was only an hour to darkness, and I felt perfectly certain that very early next morning fresh hostile forces would appear on the scene.
— from My Reminiscences of East Africa by General von (Paul Emil) Lettow-Vorbeck

I think the Countess the more composed of the two; for, except her movement hither, she exhibited no mark of alarm, and, moreover, seemed no way more anxious to communicate the matter to your lordship than decency rendered necessary.”
— from Peveril of the Peak by Walter Scott

He asked for nothing more—he expected nothing more this side
— from Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States With the Eulogy Delivered Before the Legislature of New York by William Henry Seward

[313] Very early next morning good-hearted Captain Sam might have been seen at the door of his home, his fist clenched and his face burning with indignation.
— from The Rival Campers; Or, The Adventures of Henry Burns by Ruel Perley Smith