If the writer be an admirer of Bacon, he finds too much that he must excuse or pass over in silence; and if he takes his stand on the law to condemn the avarice and dishonesty of his subject, he finds enough moral courage and nobility to make him question the justice of his own judgment.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

We have selected the above five essayists, Macaulay, Carlyle, Arnold, Newman, and Ruskin, as representative writers of the Victorian Age; but there are many others who well repay our study.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

Before starting to the front every man consulted an oracle stone to learn whether or not he might hope to return in safety.
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

It is usual for night-raids to be carried out by squadrons of machines flying in formation, each machine carrying about a ton of bombs (in 1918).
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

To La Farge, eccentricity meant convention; a mind really eccentric never betrayed it.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

And that's why my plan will make quality childcare more available and more affordable for every middle class and low-income family with young children in America, by creating more slots and a new tax cut of up to $3,000 per child, per year.
— from State of the Union Addresses of Barack Obama, 2009-2016 by Barack Obama

Then she lifted up her head and felt equal to facing even Mrs. Crawford, and to acknowledging all that she believed the acute observation of that lady would read from her face as plainly as from the page of a book.
— from Daireen. Complete by Frank Frankfort Moore

They appeared, however, very well satisfied with the comedy they were playing, and they terminated it by a final embrace, more close and warm than the first, but equally false.
— from The Adventurers by Gustave Aimard

I have inserted Twang’s name and given in l. 19 speech-prefix ‘Twang’ which all former editions mark ‘Chap.’, altering, however, to ‘Twang’ later in this scene at ‘Truly, Madam’.
— from The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV by Aphra Behn

This strange figure entered my cabin, and without introduction or sign of salutation seated himself in my easy chair as though he were a member of my household, an apparent rudeness which will be explained as I proceed.
— from The Man from Mars: His Morals, Politics and Religion by William Simpson

The emptying of this pail seals the marriage contract, and involves the father of the girl into payment of the bride-price as a fine, together with a fine of Rs. 2 for every male child, and Rs. 4 for every female child that may be born.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 3 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

If, for example, men can attain reasonable certainty in relation to Alfred and Cromwell, alas!
— from The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic by Henry Rogers

In many of his poems Walt Whitman fully expresses my conceptions, and Joaquin Miller's many sweet poems reëcho the thoughts that come to me, again and again, as I contemplate the sleep that has no earthly awakening.
— from Living the Radiant Life: A Personal Narrative by George Wharton James

A letter from Mr Somerville to my father explained my conduct; and my father, in reply, said I certainly must have been mad.
— from Frank Mildmay; Or, the Naval Officer by Frederick Marryat