Sauntering or sitting about, in every possible attitude of listless idleness, were a great number of debtors, the major part of whom were waiting in prison until their day of ‘going up’ before the Insolvent Court should arrive; while others had been remanded for various terms, which they were idling away as they best could.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

I’m as excited as a child on its first visit to the circus.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London

That the lady started at this unexpected sound was evident, by her falling up against the rushlight shade; that she persuaded herself it must have been the effect of imagination was equally clear, for when Mr. Pickwick, under the impression that she had fainted away stone-dead with fright, ventured to peep out again, she was gazing pensively on the fire as before.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

Written by Sobrao Satai, Failed Entrance Allahabad University, for Venerable Teshoo Lama the priest of Such-zen looking for a River, address care of Tirthankars' Temple, Benares.
— from Kim by Rudyard Kipling

Some Captains since the Year 1502 to 1503 undertook Four or Five Voyages to the River of Plate, which embraceth within its own Arms great Kingdoms and Provinces, and is peopled by rational and well-temper'd Inhabitants.
— from A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Or, a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexampled Massacres, Butcheries, and all manner of Cruelties, that Hell and Malice could invent, committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the inhabitants of West-India, TOGETHER With the Devastations of several Kingdoms in America by Fire and Sword, for the space of Forty and Two Years, from the time of its first Discovery by them. by Bartolomé de las Casas

Urteile wenig, frage viel —Take note of what you see, give heed to what you hear, and be silent.
— from Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them by Wood, James, Rev.

It would be an endless business to enumerate all who have fallen victims to their wealth and victories and luxury.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

fie Ffiaidd, a. loathsome, detestable Ffieidd-dra, n. abomination, disgust Ffieiddiad, n. abhorrence Ffieiddio, v. to loath, to abominate Ffieiddiol, a. abhorrent, abominable Ffieiddiwr, n. an abhorrer Ffieiddrwydd, n. abhorrence Ffil, n. a scud, a quick dart Ffilcas, n. offcasts, old rags Ffilog, n. a wing; a filly, a wanton girl: a. that scuds or darts Ffiloges, n. flirting girl Ffilor, n. a minstrel, a fiddler Ffiloreg, n. vain babbling, idle talk Ffilores, n. a female fiddler Ffill, n. a writhe, a twist Ffilliad, n. a writhing about Ffillio, v. to writhe, to twist Ffin, n. a boundary, a limit Ffinedd, n. a boundary Ffinfa, n. a boundary Ffinfaen, n. a boundary stone Ffiniad, n. a bounding Ffinio, v. to bound, to limit Ffiniol, a. bouncing, limiting Ffiogen, n. a coney, a rabbit Ffion, n. a crimson hue: a. crimson Ffith, n. a gliding motion Ffithell, n. a young salmon Ffithelliad, n. a platting the upper row of rods in hedging Ffithellu, v. to plat the top row in hedging Ffithlen, n. a glider, a writher Ffithliad, n. a gliding Ffithlio, v. to glide, to dart Ffla, n. a parting off, or from Fflaced, n. a flock, a bunch Ffladr, a. doting; oafish; flattering Ffladraidd, a oafish; fondling Ffladriad, n. doting Ffladru, v. to dote, to fondle Fflag, n. what parts from, or rifted Fflaim, n. a lancet Fflair, n. a feist; a puff Fflais, n. a break, a rent Fflam, n. a flame, a blaze Fflamaidd, a. like a flame, flaming Fflameg, n. inflammation, blearedness Ffiamiad, n. a flaming Fflamio, v. to inflame, to blaze Fflamiol, a. flaming, blazing Fflamllyd, a. flammeous, flamy Fflamwch, n. a flaming state Fflamychu, v. to emit flame Fflask, n. a basket: a flask Fflasgaid, n. a flaskful Fflasged, n. a straw vessel Fflau, n. a spread out, radiation Fflaw, n. a ray, a dart Ffle, n. a hem round, a closure Fflech, n. a squeak, a squeal Ffled, n. restraint; refusal, a. restricted; scarce Ffleg, n. a squeak, a squeal Fflegam, squeaking; chuckling Fflleimio, v. to lance, to use a fleam Ffleiriad, n. a feisting Ffleirio, v. to feist; to stink Ffleiryn, n. a stinkard Ffles, n. lees, or dregs Fflew, n. that keeps in; a guard Ffliciad, n. a darkening over Fflicio, v. to be overcast Fflich, n. a squeak, a squeal Fflichio, v. to squeak out Fflöad, n. a darting, radiation Ffloch, a. rise, abrupt; quick Fflochen, n. a splinter; a rift Fflochenu, v. to splinter Fflochi, v. to dart suddenly Fflochiad, n. a darting out Fflöew, radiant, lucid, dazzling Ffloi, v. to radiate, to diverge Fflöyn, n. a shiver; a shred Fflu, n. a breaking out Fflur, n. bright hue; bloom Fflureg, n. a ship’s prowl forecastle Ffluro, v. bloom, to seem bright Ffluwch, n. a bushy hair Fflw, n. tendency, to spread out Fflwch, a. rife, full, brisk Fflychio, v. to break out suddenly Ffo, n. a flight, to retreat: v. to flee Ffoad, n. a running away, a fleeing Ffoadur, n. a fugitive Ffoaduriad, n. a fugitive Ffoadures, a. fugitive, fugacious Ffoawd, n. the act of retreating Ffoawdr, n. a fugitive Ffoawl, a. fugitive, fleeing Ffoc, n. fire place, furnace Ffod, n. a shank, a leg Ffodog, a. thick-shanked Fodio, v. to prosper, to be lucky Ffodiog, a. prosperous Ffodus, a. fortunate, lucky Ffoddi, v. to cast a splendour Ffoddiain, a. phosphoric Ffoddiaint, n. phosphorus Fföedig, a. fugitive, retreating Fföedigaeth, n. fugation Fföedigrwydd, n. fugacity Ffol, v. to retreat, to run away, to flee Ffol, round; silly, foolish; vain Ffoledd, n. foolishness, folly Ffolen, n. buttock, haunch Ffolenig, n. a little buttock Ffolenog, a. of large buttock Ffolenu, v. to become round Ffoles, n. a silly female Ffoli, v. to delude; to deride Ffolineb, n. foolishness, folly Ffoll, n. a broad squab Ffollach, n. a squab, a waddlen Ffon, n. a staff; a cudgel Ffondoriad, n. a striking with a stick, a breaking a stick on one Ffondorio, v. to beat with a stick, to cudgel Ffonodio, v. to cudgel Ffonwaew, n. javelin Ffor, n. an opening, a pass Fforch, n. a fork; a prong Fforchaid, n. what is taken upon a fork Fforchdroed, n. a cloven foot: a. bisulcous Fforchi, v. to fork; to furcate Fforchiad, n. furcation, a forking Fforchog, a. forked; straddling Fforchogi, v. to divaricate, to straddle Fforchogiad, n. a forking Fforchol, a. forking, forked Fforchwain, n. a rustic cart Ffordd, n. a way, a passage, highway Fforddiad, n. a directing a way, a finding out a way Fforddio, v. to explore a way, to direct a way Fforddol, a. wayfaring Fforddoli, v. to direct a way Fforddrych, a. wayfaring Forddwr, n. a traveller Fforddrwydd, n. a wayfare Fforest, n. a forest; a park Fforestu, v. to forest Fforfed, n. a forfeit Fforiad, n. an exploration Fforio, v. to explore a way Fforiol, a. exploratory Ffos, n. a ditch, a trench Ffosawd, n. a gash, a cut Ffosi, v. to trench, to ditch Ffosiad, n. a trenching Fosp, n. breach, a gap Ffoswn, n. a gasher; a sword Ffothell, n. a blister, a wheal Ffothelliad, n. a blistering Ffothellu, v. to blister Ffraeth, a. prompt, fluent Ffraethaidd, of fluent utterance Ffraethder, n. fluency Ffraetheb, n. oratory Ffraethebu, v. to harangue Ffraethineb, n. eloquence Fraethoneg, n. elocution Ffral, n. a crazy fellow Ffranc, n. a youth, a freeman, a frenchman Ffranc, a. prompt; free, frank Ffrancon, n. a beaver Ffrau, n. a flux, a torrent: a. streaming, gushing Ffraul, n. a rippling Ffraw, n. state of motion, bustle: a. full of motion, alert Ffrawd, n. commotion, bustle Ffrawdd, n. stir or tumult: a. agitated; prompt Ffrawdden, n. humour, fancy Ffrawddenas, a. humoursome Ffrawddiain, a. full of motion Frawddu, v. to be full of bustle Ffawddun, n. a commotion Ffrawddus, a. agitated, bustling Ffrec, n. chatter, gibberish Ffregod, n. a preachment Ffregodi, v. to chatter Ffreinig, a. free; of free growth Ffres, a. active, pure, fresh Ffresgaidd, a. of a fresh nature Ffresgiad, n. freshness Ffresgu, v. to grow fresh Ffreuad, n. a gushing out Ffreulad, n. a purling; a rippling Ffreulo, v. to purl; to ripple Ffreuo, v. to gush, to spurt Ffreuol, a. gushing, spouting Ffrew, n. a state of stillness Ffrewi, v. to quell, to pacify Ffrewyll, n. a scourge, whisp, whip Ffrewylliad, n. a scourging Ffrewyllio, v. to whip to scourge Ffrewylliwr, n. a scourger Ffrewyllydd, n. a scourger Ffrewyn, n. a quelled state Ffrewynu, v. to stop a quarrel Ffrewynydd, n. a pacifier Ffrid, n. sudden start Ffridd, n. a forest; a park Ffril, n. a trifling thing Ffrill, n. a twiter, a chatter Ffrin, n. the brow of a cliff Ffring, n. a brow, a ledge Ffris, n. a nap, a frieze Ffrist, n. a cube; a dice Ffristial, n. a dice-box Ffrit, n. a quick start or jerk Ffritten, n. a flighty female; a little girl Ffrittyn, n. a flighty fellow Ffriw, n. mien, aspect Ffroch, n. fury, rage: a. raging Ffroell, n. inflammation Ffroen, n. a nostril, a nose Ffroeni, v. to snort, to snuff Ffroeniad, n. a snorting Ffroeniol, a. of the nostril Ffroenllym, a. sharp of scent Ffroenllymder, n. keenness of scent Ffroenuchel, a. of high gait Ffroenydd, n. a snorter Ffroes, n. an omelet Ffrom, a. fuming; testy, touchy Ffromder, n. testiness Ffromi, v. to fume; to be testy Ffromiad, n. a taking a pet Ffronc, n. a cage; a hut Ffros, n. a quick rise, a toss Ffrost, n. a vaunt; ostentation Ffrostiad, n. a vaunting Ffrostio, v. to vaunt, to boast Ffrostiwr, a bragger, a boaster Ffrowyll, n. outrage, tumult Ffrowyllu, v. to do outrage Ffrowys, a. turbulent; terrible Ffrwch, n. violent ruption Ffrwd, n. a stream, a torrent Ffrwg, n. violence, outrage Ffrwgwd, n. squabble, brawl Ffrwm, a. luxuriant, rank Ffrws, n. sudden motion Ffrwst, n. hurry, bustle Ffrwt, n. jet, a toss; a frisk Ffrwyd, n. pulsion, impulse Ffrwydro, v. to explore Ffrwydrol, a. exploding Ffrwyl, n. drizzle, mist Ffrwylo, v. to drizzle Ffrwyn, n. a bridle; restraint Ffrwyno, v. to bridle Ffrwynol, a. bridling Ffrwys, n. vehemency Ffrwys, a. vehement, violent Ffrwyso, v. to act violently Ffrwyth, n. fruit; strength Ffrwythiad, n. fructification Ffrwythiannu, v. to fructify Ffrwythiant, n. fructification Ffrwythineb, n. fructuosity Ffrwythlon, fruitful; luxuriant Ffrwythlondeb, n. fruitfulness Ffrwhthloni, v. to be fruitful Ffrwytho, v. to fructify, to bear fruit Ffrydan, n. a streamlet Ffrydiad, n. a flowing Ffrydio, v. to stream Ffrydiol, a. streaming Ffrydiolrwydd, n. fluidity Ffrymiaw, v. to grow luxuriant Ffryn, n. a quiver, a shudder Ffrysiad, n. a bustling Ffrysio, v. to bustle Ffrystell, n. a hurly-burly Ffrystellu, v. to bustle Ffrystiad, n. festination Ffrystio, v. to hurry off Ffrystiol, a. full of bustle Ffrystiwr, n. a bustler Ffu, n. fleeting state; a. passing Ffuanniad, n. a feigning Ffuannol, feigning, dissembling Ffuanu, v. to feign, to dissemble Ffuant, n. a feint, a pretence Ffuantu, v. to counterfeit Ffunntwr, n. a hipocrite Ffug, n. feint, disguise Ffugiad, n. a disguising Ffugio, v. to disguise Ffugiwr, n. a deceiver Ffugliad, n. an inflation Ffugliaw, v. to inflate Ffugyr, n. a type, a figure Ffull, n. haste; celerity Ffulliad, n. a hastening Ffullio, v. to hasten, to hustle Ffulliog, a. full of bustle Ffumer, n. a chimney Ffun, n. a bundle, a bind Ffunell, n. a small bundle Ffunen, n. a lace, a fillet Ffuneniad, n. a filleting Ffunenu, v. to bind, to lace Ffunud, n. figure, manner Ffur, a. wary, wily, wise Ffured, n. a wily one, a ferret Ffuredu, v. to ferret out Ffurf, n. shape; form; order Ffurfafen, n. a firmament Ffurfeiddio, v. to frame Ffurfiad, n. a shaping Ffust, n. a flail, a thrasher Ffustiad, n. a thrashing Ffusto, v. to beat, to bang Ffwdan, n. bustle, hurry Ffwdanu, v. to be in a hurry Ffwdanus, a. fidgetty, hurried Ffwg, n. what is volatile Ffwgws, n. dry leaves; tobacco Ffwl, n. a blunt one; a fool Ffwlach, n. refuse; light-corn Ffwn, n. a pwff; a sigh Ffwrch, n. a furcation Ffwrdd, n. a going off: prep.
— from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards

As he spoke, the faint gleams of the lamp which still burned in the rigging showed them the figure of the Dutchman standing in the companion-way, while directly afterwards the crew of Malays who had been left upon the schooner came climbing from their quarters, shouting in frightened voices to one another.
— from With the Dyaks of Borneo: A Tale of the Head Hunters by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

Hence that ferocious vigilance transformed into a virtue: that spy system raised to the rank of a patriotic organisation: and that mania for denunciation, which made people at first laugh, and at last tremble.”
— from Old and New Paris: Its History, Its People, and Its Places, v. 1 by H. Sutherland (Henry Sutherland) Edwards

He made them one of his reminiscent speeches, recalling his association with them on his first visit to London, thirty-seven years before.
— from Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910 by Albert Bigelow Paine

And in the circumstances she wished for Van to go.
— from The Furnace of Gold by Philip Verrill Mighels

To be faced with a mutton bone and a few vegetables, to have to wrest from these poor materials an appetizing meal, was like an exciting game, and she played it with zest and with success.
— from The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

As this celebration was to mark her first visit to Solaris Farm, he wished most ardently to have it prove a great success.
— from Solaris Farm: A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson

A beautiful girl in sports garb, a beautiful young man in khaki and puttees, a fine old British father with gray side whiskers shaded by a sun-hat with a flowing veil twined about it.
— from Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson

Mrs. Green succeeded in getting her boarders away from the contemplation of their surroundings by reminding them, in a very forcible voice, that everything would be spoiled if they waited much longer.
— from Left Behind; Or, Ten Days a Newsboy by James Otis

She felt very tender over him, but she felt also very much afraid of him.
— from December Love by Robert Hichens