Most dreams cannot be remembered at all, are forgotten except for small fragments.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

She was cut off for ever from society, nor dared He give her back to it.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis

But one advantage have I, said Sir Tristram, I have a lady is fair enough, fairer saw I never in all my life-days, and I doubt not for lack of beauty she shall not lose her head; and rather than I should lose my head I will fight for it on a fair field.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

Besides there were sixteen persons from Sætersdalen as follows: Tollef Gunnufson Huset, wife Hæge Olson and six children from Bygland, Augun Berge and wife from Vallö, Kjögei Harstad from Vallö, Tollef Knudson and wife and three children from Holestad Parish, and Tolleif Röisland and Ole Nummeland from Vallö, the first emigrants from Sætersdalen to America.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

It is undoubtedly true that if they were able to see that these influences which they feel emanate from society, then the mythological system of interpretations would never be born.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

This second sours of Men, while yet but few, And while the dread of judgement past remains Fresh in thir mindes, fearing the Deitie, With some regard to what is just and right Shall lead thir lives, and multiplie apace, Labouring the soile, and reaping plenteous crop, Corn wine and oyle; and from the herd or flock, Oft sacrificing Bullock, Lamb, or Kid, With large Wine-offerings pour’d, and sacred Feast Shal spend thir dayes in joy unblam’d, and dwell Long time in peace by Families and Tribes Under paternal rule; till one shall rise Of proud ambitious heart, who not content With fair equalitie, fraternal state, Will arrogate Dominion undeserv’d Over his brethren, and quite dispossess Concord and law of Nature from the Earth; Hunting (and Men not Beasts shall be his game)
— from Paradise Lost by John Milton

Mr. Murray was a very old friend of the Rivers' family, and though absence from England for several years caused him to be quite ignorant of the calamities that had overtaken the master of Riversdale, the death of his brother Frank, and the loss of his fortune, he was still deeply interested in the family, and heard with regret of the almost friendless condition of Mr. Rivers' sons.
— from Little Folks (September 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

Lords, statesmen, even ladies were compelled to sue for his favor and to apologize for every fancied slight to his egoism.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

There was no word assigned to any of them, but on the evening when Hurstwood was housing himself in the loft of the street-car barn, the leading comedian and star, feeling exceedingly facetious, said in a profound voice, which created a ripple of laughter:
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

In a note upon this passage Dr. Dibdin gives the following extract from Sir Joshua Reynolds.
— from A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical by Henry G. (Henry George) Bohn

M. Hollydorf 351 stood like a statue fully enravished from self, for he alone had caught a glimpse of the sunbeam’s features, as its rays darted from their concealment, animated with a glow of gladness, that had been lying in wait for a joyful surprise.
— from The Manatitlans or, A record of recent scientific explorations in the Andean La Plata, S. A. by R. Elton Smile

And is not this a fair excuse for—” She stopped short, her modest nature shrinking from comment upon the mere beauty that might have won the heart.
— from The Last of the Barons — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

It seemed to him that he had forever escaped from society; and he rejoiced at it.
— from The Lerouge Case by Emile Gaboriau

You can see a few exposed fossil specimens, and you can try to recreate in your mind the life and landscape of this part of Nebraska 20 million years ago.
— from Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska by United States. National Park Service

Fairly emancipated from selfishness, and pledged to the species, I now quitted England on a tour of philanthropical inspection.
— from The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper