At breakfast or tea, if your seat is at the head of the table, you must, before taking anything upon your own plate, fill a cup for each one of the family, and pass them round, being careful to suit each one in the preparation of the cup, that none may return to you for more tea, water, sugar, or milk.
— from The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

But looking at his attractive face and childlike friendly eyes, I was unwilling to believe he was one of those vagabond impostors with whom every conventual establishment where they give food and lodging is flooded, and who give themselves out as divinity students, expelled for standing up for justice, or for church singers who have lost their voice. . . .
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides.
— from Intentions by Oscar Wilde

Valerius makes for Antium, Cornelius for Ecetræ.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

112 “fecerunt (Athenienses) Contumeliæ fanum et Impudentiæ.”
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny

Entirely unsuspecting any ulterior motive, however, in a few days after his arrival he convoked a motley gathering of Filipinos of all grades of the population, for he seems to have been only slightly acquainted among his own people and not at all versed in the mazy Walpurgis dance of Philippine politics, and laid before it the constitution for a Liga Filipina (Philippine League), an organization looking toward greater unity among the Filipinos and coöperation for economic progress.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

[Patrice Cailleaud FR / Tyler Chambers EN FR / Pascal Chartier FR / Richard Chotin FR / Alain Clavet FR EN* / Jean-Pierre Cloutier FR EN* ES* / Jacques Coubard FR]
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

I shall hereafter speak of the nations under this title; for there were more than one: but all of one family; all colonies from Egypt.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

Here was also a river Acheron, and a lake Acherusia: for a colony from Egypt settled here; and the stream was of as foul a nature as that near Memphis.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

General Bell’s order of December 20th, provided that rice found in the possession of families outside the protected zone should, if practicable, be moved with them to the town which was the centre of the zone, that that found apparently cached for enemy’s use should be confiscated, and also destroyed if necessary.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

" The girls in the wings were rapturous in their enthusiasm, and were calling her absurdly extravagant titles of endearment, and making so much noise that Kripps stopped grinning at her from the entrance, and looked back over his shoulder as he looked when he threatened fines and calls for early rehearsal.
— from Van Bibber and Others by Richard Harding Davis

Biscuits and dried fruits, as cherries, figs, etc., allowed.
— from Practical Training for Running, Walking, Rowing, Wrestling, Boxing, Jumping, and All Kinds of Athletic Feats Together with tables of proportional measurement for height and weight of men in and out of condition; etc. etc. by Ed. James

Flashes and crashes followed each other in such close succession that they left no breathing spell for the frightened spectators.
— from Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Yellowstone National Park by Josephine Chase

The following provisions of the laws of the United States are published hereby for the information of all concerned: Section 1956, Revised Statutes, chapter 3, Title XXIII, enacts that— No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or other fur-bearing animal within the limits of Alaska Territory or in the waters thereof; and every person guilty thereof shall for each offense be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and all vessels, their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, found engaged in violation of this section shall be forfeited; but the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to authorize the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, or other fur-bearing animal, except fur seals, under such regulations as he may prescribe; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary to prevent the killing of any fur seal and to provide for the execution of the provisions of this section until it is otherwise provided by law, nor shall he grant any special privileges under this section.
— from A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Grover Cleveland

Under my direction we cut down eight small willows as straight as we could find, and cut from each a length of nearly six feet, four of which we sharpened at one end.
— from The Cassowary; What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains by Stanley Waterloo

The falsifying appliances came from Europe, but the bogus labels, which described those poisons as "specially adapted for invalids and bottled in Glasgow, Scotland," or even offered 25,000 francs to any who could prove that so-called Greek "Koniak" was not "the pure juice of the grape," were amusingly Levantine.
— from With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir

At Norfolk Buildings, Shoreditch, on the Medical Officer of Health causing them to be examined for a certificate for exemption from the inhabited house duty, the whole system of drainage was found to be in [369] a most defective and dangerous state.
— from The Sanitary Evolution of London by Henry (Henry Lorenzo) Jephson

The auctioneer, a small bloodless man, endowed with a strong voice, announced from the top of the entrance steps to the crowd assembled, to brute nature, to the forests left for the past eight years to solitude and silence: "The reception-room furniture of M. le Marquis, comprising six fauteuils , a couch, four ebony chairs upholstered in old gold satin, Louis XV. style, with gilt nails, for fifteen hundred francs; the covers will be thrown in.
— from Autumn Glory; Or, The Toilers of the Field by René Bazin

Mrs. Turner could fetch a conclusion from everything she saw, and was happy in her facility.
— from Marion's Faith. by Charles King

In Virginia, the Charlottesville Chronicle addressed its readers as follows: " For White Folks and Colored Folks .—Every
— from The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes by J. Q. (James Quay) Howard