The people elected a Strategus in a general meeting, usually held at Thermus, at the autumn equinox, xlviii to which apparently all Aetolians were at liberty to come, and at which questions of peace and war and external politics generally were brought forward; though meanwhile the Strategus appears to have had the right of declaring and carrying on war as he chose.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

Note [page 95] ELEGIE X. The Dreame.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

(For example), Xanthus the Lydian says, that after the Trojan times the Phrygians came from Europe (into Asia) and the left (western) side of the Euxine, and that their leader Scamandrius conducted them from the Berecynti and Ascania.
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) Literally Translated, with Notes by Strabo

xli.), or to be pleasurably affected (Def. of the Emotions, xxx.); the good which we hear of ourselves we readily believe (III.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

[Essay XVIII, The Sceptic .
— from Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

A study of the notes to the Satyres , The Flea , The Curse , Elegy XI: The Bracelet , will make this clear.
— from The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts by John Donne

The Devil is an Ass YALE STUDIES IN ENGLISH ALBERT S. COOK, Editor XXIX THE DEVIL IS AN ASS BY
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson

And for the same reason he steals a march on his audience, adding immediately: “All of whom, Aeschines,—not those who were successful only,—were buried by the state at the public expense.” XVII There is one truth which my studies have led me to observe, which perhaps it would be worth while to set down briefly here.
— from On the Sublime by active 1st century Longinus

Meanwhile the Rhodians manned six ships and received four from their allies; and, having elected Xenophantus to command them, they sailed with this squadron of ten ships to the Hellespont.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

Proof.—Approval is love towards one who has done good to another (Def. of the Emotions, xix.); therefore it may be referred to the mind, in so far as the latter is active (III. lix.), that is (III. iii.), in so far as it understands; therefore, it is in agreement with reason, &c. Q.E.D. Another Proof.—He, who lives under the guidance of reason, desires for others the good which he seeks for himself (IV. xxxvii.); wherefore from seeing someone doing good to his fellow his own endeavour to do good is aided; in other words, he will feel pleasure (III.
— from Ethics by Benedictus de Spinoza

EXPOSTULATION X. TO ALTHEA XI.
— from Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston

Effusion xxxii: The Sigh 1796 .
— from The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Vol 1 (of 2) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Holy Yhiordes IV An Old Acquaintance V The Girl Who Wasn't Wanted VI Moonlight and Poetry VII Ryanne Tables His Cards VIII The Purloined Cable IX The Bitter Fruit X Mahomed Laughs XI Episodic XII The Caravan in the Desert XIII Not a Cheerful Outlook XIV Mahomed Offers Freedom XV Fortune's Riddle Solved XVI Mahomed Rides Alone XVII Mrs. Chedsoye Has Her Doubts XVIII The Man Who Didn't Care XIX Fortune Decides XX March Hares XXI A Bottle of Wine XXII
— from The Carpet from Bagdad by Harold MacGrath

The captain began the exercises by reading selections from Exodus xv.:— "Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
— from Asiatic Breezes; Or, Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic

Eric XIV , the drama of the reign of the mad son of the sane King Gustavus, is a masterpiece of life-like presentation.
— from August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt: Studies and Impressions by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby

THE BALL CONTINUES XXIV THE BALL ENDS XXV THE EXPATRIATE XXVI CONCLUSION ILLUSTRATIONS
— from Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport by Lawrence Perry

If some germs of the system of reserve and of the individualizing of the smaller subdivisions of the army are found to occur among the later Greek strategists, especially Xenophon, this only shows that they felt the defectiveness of the old system, but were not well able to obviate it.
— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen

THE FIDDLER XIV THE ESCAPE XV THE ROMANCE OF DAN'L XVI
— from Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum