It was the period of the religious fêtes of the Siamese, and the river was almost incessantly crowded with long and handsome boats bearing flags, many of them manned by more than fifty rowers, all in new and bright-coloured dresses, trying to pass each other, and exciting themselves by piercing cries and all sorts of noises.
— from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860 by Henri Mouhot

Then you will come to a level plain, in which the Nile flows round an island named Tachompso.
— from An Account of Egypt by Herodotus

The Ring at Casterbridge was merely the local name of one of the finest Roman Amphitheatres, if not the very finest, remaining in Britai
— from The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

The few words I had been able to read, however, had cut me off from these final resources, and I now, for the first time, felt all the misery of my fate.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

Now, it was a curious thing that Mrs. Siggs, after one glance at the bared window, made no further remark about it; nor did Mr. Siggs.
— from The Second Dandy Chater by Tom Gallon

“That’s taken from Romans, aint it?” “No,” said Mary again, with a broad smile.
— from Dr. Sevier by George Washington Cable

Fact is, there are times that I'd ruther miss Than to bring 'em down, 'cause I feel like this: There's a heap more joy in a living thing Than a breast crushed in or a broken wing, An' I can't feel right, an' I never will, When I look at a bird that I've dared to kill.
— from When Day is Done by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest

my father being dead and almost in my arms—shall his blood cry for revenge and I not obtain it?
— from The Cid by Pierre Corneille

Suitable provision shall be made for housing and food for workers who shall receive fair remuneration, and, if need be, medical service.
— from New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 by Various

"Philosophy, before the coming of the Lord, was necessary to the Greeks for righteousness, and it now proved useful for godliness, being in some part a preliminary discipline (προπαιδεία τις οὖσα) for those who reap the fruits of faith through demonstration.
— from Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker

textquote This is the last we shall see of old Houghton, who did much good in his time, not only for other people but for himself as well, and who may be fairly regarded as, if not the father, certainly one of the chief promoters of early advertising.
— from A History of Advertising from the Earliest Times. by Henry Sampson

[Pg 21] “Mine, I fear,” Rochester answered, “is not an analytic mind.
— from The Moving Finger by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

—I. Look at a portrait or bust of Julius Cæsar and see if you think his appearance as a young man was well described by the historian Froude in the following extract:— A tall, slight, handsome youth, with dark piercing eyes, a sallow complexion, large nose, lips full, features refined and intellectual, neck sinewy and thick, beyond what might have been expected from the generally slender figure.
— from Elementary Composition by George R. (George Rice) Carpenter