Chaque livre fait l'objet d'une fiche avec un résumé et un extrait.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

Huc et Alexandri diversa feruntur ab urbe Regis, et Antiochi.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

"I would not love him for a universe," replied Eugenie; "for the woman who loves him is sure to be miserable.
— from One in a Thousand; or, The Days of Henri Quatre by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

surely you never hunted cats," exclaimed Alice, who came out of the tent with a very pale face, and uncommonly red eyes.
— from Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Their methods of washing immediately destroy flannels, and ultimately ruin every article of whatever texture that is handed over to their tender mercies.
— from The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe Being Sketches of the Domestic and Religious Rites and Ceremonies of the Siamese by Ernest Young

We have seen with sincere concern the flames of war lighted up again in Europe, and nations with which we have the most friendly and useful relations engaged in mutual destruction.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Thomas Jefferson

For the moment he felt an unreasonable resentment, either at the words or the half defiant way in which she spoke them.
— from The Missionary by George Chetwynd Griffith

Chain mail was apparently superseded by the banded mail, though not entirely, as the former appears upon regal effigies and persons of the aristocratic families, from which we may infer that the chain variety was retained by those who could afford it and banded mail was used by those whose means were limited.
— from British and Foreign Arms & Armour by Charles Henry Ashdown

"They won't be sure after just that brief flash at us," rejoined Ennerling.
— from The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts by Victor G. Durham

Thus the Pelikan had the chance of a free and uninterrupted run eastwards until she approached the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope.
— from Rounding up the Raider: A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

My men liked it, and thankfully accepted the captain's offer; for my part, I felt an utter repugnance even to taste it.
— from The Ocean World: Being a Description of the Sea and Its Living Inhabitants. by Louis Figuier