Susan Baker, who, during her few weeks' sojourn in the little house, had come to worship "young Mrs. Doctor," as she called Anne, with blind fervor, looked rather jealously askance at Marilla at first.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
N'Aie, Ector, Roll' ne Ogiers Ne Judas Machabeus li fiers Tant ne fit d'armes en estors Com fist li Rois Jehans cel jors Et il defors et il dedans La paru sa force et ses sens Et li hardiment qu'il avoit.]
— 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
"Next, you must give me commission, under your royal signet, to raise for your use, and at your expense, one thousand free lances," replied Jodelle stoutly, "engaged to serve you for the space of ten years.
— from Philip Augustus; or, The Brothers in Arms by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
[Pg 136] ” Writing in March to his son, he returns to the question of his resignation, saying:—“For myself, I don’t feel like resigning just yet!
— from James Geikie, the Man and the Geologist by Marion I. (Marion Isabel) Newbigin
We do not find long railway journeys very good for either of us, and I am trying to keep within six hours at a stretch.
— from Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Thomas Henry Huxley
But indeed those curly flames looked rather jolly.
— from In the Days of the Comet by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The Duke of Cumb[erlan]d attacked the Duke of Buccleugh last night for wearing his under his coat; son Altesse R. a une bovardise fort intiressante il faut lui rendre justice.
— from George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life by George Augustus Selwyn
Later in the morning, after he had bought tickets for Little Rivers, Jack returned to the house.
— from Over the Pass by Frederick Palmer
"Very truly yours for Little Rivers, "JAMES R. GALWAY.
— from Over the Pass by Frederick Palmer
[1315] See News-Letter from La Rochelle, January, 1569, in Appendix XVII.
— from The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576 The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II by James Westfall Thompson
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