in the men they are very long and full each leging being formed of a skin nearly entire.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

For Elam left behind him the Elamites, the ancestors of the Persians.
— from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus

Then, how the fire ebbs like billows, Touching all the grass With a departing, sapphire feature, As if a duchess pass!
— from Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete by Emily Dickinson

I can't imagine any better luck befalling these States for a poetical beginning and initiation than has come from Emerson, Longfellow, Bryant, and Whittier.
— from Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman

About sixty members of the Left were there, and among others Edgar Quinet, Schoelcher, Madier de Montjau, Carnot, Noël Parfait, Pierre Lefranc, Bancel, de Flotte, Bruckner, Chaix, Cassal, Esquiros, Durand-Savoyat, Yvan, Carlos Forel, Etchegoyen, Labrousse, Barthélemy (Eure-et-Loire), Huguenin, Aubrey (du Nord), Malardier, Victor Chauffour, Belin, Renaud, Bac, Versigny, Sain, Joigneaux, Brives, Guilgot, Pelletier, Doutre, Gindrier, Arnauld (de l'Ariége), Raymond (de l'Isère), Brillier, Maigne, Sartin, Raynaud, Léon Vidal, Lafon, Lamargue, Bourzat, and General Rey.
— from The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Victor Hugo

He whose whole life has been assault and battery, At last may get a little tired of thunder; And swallowing eulogy much more than satire, he May like being praised for every lucky blunder, Call'd 'Saviour of the Nations'—not yet saved, And 'Europe's Liberator'—still enslaved.
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

Whatever satisfies souls is true; Prudence entirely satisfies the craving and glut of souls, Itself only finally satisfies the soul, The soul has that measureless pride which revolts from every lesson but its own.
— from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

[163] listen patiently to the sighing lover, whose fair one is engaged fifty times during twenty dances; secure a good dancer for each longing belle; do the same for the beaux; yet you must never be hurried, worried, or fatigued.
— 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

They come from eggs, laid by the butterfly.
— from The MS. in a Red Box by John A. (John Arthur) Hamilton

But in the management of a school, my dear boy, as you yourself must be aware, a head master isn’t the sole and only authority; there are the governors, for example, Le Breton, and—and—and, ur, there’s Mrs. Greatrex.
— from Philistia by Grant Allen

Refinement of manner and delicacy of feeling are essential qualities for every lady; but spare us the "dainty" woman.
— from Bohemian Society by Lydia Leavitt

The necessity for every live business man to understand the principles upon which modern business is based cannot be overstated.
— from Forging Ahead in Business by Alexander Hamilton Institute (U.S.)

But about the time the sun was an hour high showing through the gap to the east, the two lads left the old dugout, and headed toward the west, where the main ridge arose like a monstrous barrier, shutting them out from everything lying beyond, since to cross its snowy peaks was a task utterly beyond their ability, even had they ever dreamed of such an undertaking.
— from Rocky Mountain Boys; Or, Camping in the Big Game Country by St. George Rathborne

Mr. Jefferson wrote in his memoir:— "Governor Lewis had from early life been subject to hypochondriac affections.
— from Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by William R. (William Rheem) Lighton

But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And, like a dam, the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream; And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome, As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.
— from Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester