Πυρέσσω, v. ττω, f. ξω, to be feverish, be sick of a fever, Mat. 8.14.
— from A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament by William Greenfield

The favor which Babbitt had won from his family by speaking of a new car evaporated as they realized that he didn't intend to buy one this year.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

"When she first entered the room, her face bore somewhat of an angry look, but, after a lengthy chat and as soon as mention of our son's wife's illness was made, this angered look after all gradually abated.
— from Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I by Xueqin Cao

And your sister Cecilia has a fine brave spirit of another kind, a spirit of pure devotion, a beau-ti-ful spirit!
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

—The Urālis, who form the subject of the present note, dwell at an altitude of 1,800 feet in the jungles of Dimbhum in the Coimbatore district, where a forest bungalow, situated on a breezy ridge overlooking the plains, formed a convenient centre from which to study both Urālis and the more primitive Shōlagas.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

Nor must the value which would formerly be set on any slight differences in the individuals of the same species, be judged of by the value which would now be set on them, after several breeds have once fairly been established.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin

They also dare tell what kind of beast it is, whether it is a wool-bearing beast, or a beast suited for carrying burthens, or one fit for the plough, or for watching a house; for the astrologers are also tried with respect to the fates of dogs, and their answers concerning these are followed by shouts of admiration on the [Pg 188] part of those who consult them.
— from The City of God, Volume I by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

They thus construct a case which both resembles formations by special organs and manufacture by the aid of foreign materials.
— from The Industries of Animals by Frédéric Houssay

This abstract would perhaps be written under three or four headings on different sheets, the facts being sorted out and added to the previously collected facts in the different subjects.
— from Charles Darwin: His Life Told in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters by Charles Darwin

Its colour is somewhat inclined to a reddish brown, with a few brown streaks of a darker hue, it has very long hairs on the neck which it can occasionally erect.
— from Buffon's Natural History. Volume 07 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c by Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de

India Rubber is abundant here, but I have seen no Gutta Percha, and our New-York Company (Hudson Manufacturing) might have put a new wrinkle on John Bull's forehead by sending over an assorted case of their fabrics.
— from Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Horace Greeley

There was a short, sharp exclamation, followed by stifled oaths and the rush of feet.
— from The Secret Toll by Paul Thorne

Their common-places against drunkenness and gaming, are, in general, "very common indeed,"—as Sir Francis Burdett said of a certain common lawyer, who, since his elevation to the peerage, has been convicted of a petty larceny on the literary property of Miss Agnes Strickland, and who seems to be an adept at Cribbage, though no card-player.
— from Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards by William Andrew Chatto

for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures.—Today there came in still further, by sale of articles 8s.
— from A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. Part 4 by George Müller

The first brief sentiment of aversion which she had experienced towards Elisabeth melted like snow in sunshine under the daily charm of her companionship; and though the hyacinth eyes held always in their depths that strange suggestion of mystery, Sara grew to believe it must be merely some curious effect incidental to the colour and shape of the eyes themselves, rather than an indication of the soul that looked out of them.
— from The Hermit of Far End by Margaret Pedler