The outward court is a square of forty feet, and includes two other courts; in the inmost are the royal apartments, which I was very desirous to see, but found it extremely difficult; for the great gates from one square into another were but eighteen inches high, and seven inches wide.
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

Bulow would have been more nearly right had he asserted that an army on its own soil is less dependent on its primitive line of operations than when on foreign ground; for it finds in every direction points of support and some of the advantages which are sought for in the establishment of lines of operations; it may even lose its line of operations without incurring great danger; but that is no reason why it has no line of operations.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

to make himself master of the state 77 B.C. C. Dolabellam, impeached for illegal extortion during his government of Macedonia.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

G. Lâtônae fîlia, Iûlia, est Diâna.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. (Benjamin Leonard) D'Ooge

The Barbarians fled; and Julian, who was foremost in every danger, animated the pursuit with his voice and gestures.
— 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

we were roused late at night and warned of the danger of fire from a tree which had Cought and leaned over our Lodge, we had the lodge moved Soon after the Dry limbs & top of the tree fell in the place the Lodge Stood, the wind blew hard and the dry wood Cought & fire flew in every direction, burnt our Lodge verry much from the Coals which fell on it altho at Some distance in the plain, the whole party was much disturbed by this fire which could not be extinguished &c H2 anchor
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

So he exhorted the Thebans to exert themselves; and, after a rapid night march, arrived at Mantinea about midday, finding it entirely destitute of defenders.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius

The fire flew in every direction, and Oliver went over backwards.
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

Upon that the General fell to scrubbing himself—incidentally, to sending soapsuds flying in every direction.
— from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

The winds violent Trees falling in every derection, whorl winds, with gusts of rain Hail & Thunder, this kind of weather lasted all day, Certainly one of the worst days that ever was!
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark

Mr. Devenish scorns food, I expect. DEVENISH (hurt).
— from First Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne

The following morning they leave at day-break, and the trees upon which they have reposed are left stripped and broken, as though the lightning had swept the forest in every direction; they pursue their course elsewhere to commit fresh ravages.
— from Adventures in the Philippine Islands by Paul P. de La Gironière

The Turks were shot down in numbers, and fled in every direction.
— from In Greek Waters: A Story of the Grecian War of Independence by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

The Commander had in his service a retired Figaro, the wiliest monkey that ever walked in human form; in earlier days as clever as a devil, working his body like a galley-slave, alert as a thief, sly as a woman, but now fallen into the decadence of genius for want of practice since the new constitution of Parisian society, which has reformed even the valets of comedy.
— from Ferragus, Chief of the Dévorants by Honoré de Balzac

Because it presses with equal force, in every direction; up, down, and on every side.
— from First Lessons in Natural Philosophy for Beginners by Joseph C. (Joseph Comly) Martindale

"] the first I ever drank.
— from Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S. by Samuel Pepys

This function is entirely dependent upon the presence of hemoglobins, which have the power of combining easily with the oxygen gas.
— from Anatomy and Embalming A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this Subject by Albert John Nunnamaker

The leaves flew in every direction, and the shot pattered in the water.
— from Harper's Round Table, April 21, 1896 by Various

The florets in each disk open in regular array toward the centers.
— from Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Neltje Blanchan