MEANWHILE WITH LODOVICO, WHO, PRESENTLY ARISING, GOETH AND CUDGELLETH EGANO IN THE GARDEN Madam Isabella's presence of mind, as related by Pampinea, was held admirable by all the company; but, whilst they yet marvelled thereat, Filomena, whom the king had appointed to follow on, said, "Lovesome ladies, and I mistake not, methinketh I can tell you no less goodly a story on the same subject, and that forthright.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

“I believe not; nevertheless I believe she runs some great peril from which your Grace alone can extricate her.”
— from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Thence, after dinner, home and by water to Redriffe, and walked (fine weather) to Deptford, and there did business and so back again, walked, and pleased with a jolly femme that I saw going and coming in the way, which je could avoir been contented pour avoir staid with if I could have gained acquaintance con elle, but at such times as these I am at a great loss, having not confidence, no alcune ready wit.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys

Lodovico discovereth to Madam Beatrice the love he beareth her, whereupon she sendeth Egano her husband into the garden, in her own favour, and lieth meanwhile with Lodovico, who, presently arising, goeth and cudgelleth Egano in the garden 344 The Eighth Story.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio

The arms of the town of Leicester are: "Gules, a cinquefoil ermine," and this is the coat attributed to the family of the De Beaumonts or De Bellomonts, Earls of Leicester.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Non va co' suoi fratei per un cammino, per lo furto che frodolente fece del grande armento ch'elli ebbe a vicino; onde cessar le sue opere biece sotto la mazza d'Ercule, che forse gliene die` cento, e non senti` le diece>>.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

To represent the supreme God as committing every kind of crime, as being deceived by men, as being angry with his wife and violent with his children, is surely a proof of a disease, of an unusual condition of thought, or, to speak more clearly, of real madness."
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

Paris Club see Group of 10 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) established-NA 1899 aim-to facilitate the settlement of international disputes members-(78) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zimbabwe Population Commission established-3 October 1946 aim-Economic and Social Council organization dealing with population matters of importance to the UN members-(27) selected on a rotating basis from all regions Rio Group (RG) established-NA 1988 aim-a consultation mechanism on regional Latin American issues members-(11) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru (suspended), Uruguay, Venezuela; note-Panama was expelled in 1988; Peru was suspended after April 1992 coup Second World another term for the traditionally Marxist-Leninist states with authoritarian governments and command economies based on the Soviet model; the term is fading from use; see centrally planned economies socialist countries in general, countries in which the government owns and plans the use of the major factors of production; note-the term is sometimes used incorrectly as a synonym for Communist countries South a popular term for the poorer, less industrialized countries generally located south of the developed countries; the counterpart of the North; see less developed countries (LDCs) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established-8 December 1985 aim-to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation members-(7) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka South Pacific Commission (SPC) established-6 February 1947 effective-29 July 1948 aim-to promote regional cooperation n economic and social matters members-(27)
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

His doctrine was the centre around which were gathered a complete ensemble of dogmas and of very diverse theories, whose connected thread it is not easy to discover when it is searched for logically, but appears quite distinctly when not reason, but reasons, are demanded.
— from New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various

Mrs. Welch thanked him, but thought she would prefer [323] to go on, if she could get a conveyance, even if she could go that night only as far as Brutusville.
— from Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction by Thomas Nelson Page

He stood, swayed by two emotions, the purely gentle, almost caressing effect her indolence brought him, and the desire to establish some sudden empire over her—to feel his strength above hers.
— from The Sixty-First Second by Owen Johnson

For when the apostle declares that he was made like unto other men, though the fact of his being human is undisputed, he simply means that the man Christ was God, and could, even in his humanity, have borne himself as divine.
— from Epistle Sermons, Vol. 2: Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Martin Luther

Well, some handwriting doesn't include enough distinctive features, or in some cases there may not be enough of it to give a complete enough record of handwriting habits to be certain that you have a basis for identification.
— from Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

In 1624, Gustavus Adolphus caused experiments to be made to verify this point, and, on being convinced of its truth, caused his batteries to be furnished with shorter and lighter pieces.
— from Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by H. W. (Henry Wager) Halleck

This was serious business indeed, if their mules should take a notion to take the back trail with their grub and camp equipment.
— from The Frontier Boys in the Sierras; Or, The Lost Mine by Wyn Roosevelt