And, again, the positive laws that ought to be obeyed as such must be the commands issued by a (morally) rightful authority: and though these will ordinarily coincide with the commands legally enforced, we cannot say that this is always the case; for the courts may be temporarily subservient to a usurper; or, again, the sovereign hitherto habitually obeyed may be one against whom it has become right to rebel (since it is generally admitted that this is sometimes right).
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick

Wirgman made himself very popular by the sketches he threw off and gave away to the innkeepers, sometimes of ourselves as we appeared on the road, or of a bit of local scenery, or perhaps a pretty girl, whose bashful pride on discovering that her features had been perpetuated on paper was a pleasant sight to contemplate.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

Say everything kind to your mother and the girls, and tell them I shall come ever again shortly and see them all.”
— from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous

A wild boar with ‘distorted legs’ attacked St. Godric, and the temptation is strong to generalise on the story, but the legs probably mean only to certify that it was the devil.
— from Demonology and Devil-lore by Moncure Daniel Conway

I was walking in the lee gangway, and thought that I saw lightning on the lee bow.
— from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

And under the name of God, I now held the Father, who made these things, and under the name of Beginning, the Son, in whom He made these things; and believing, as I did, my God as the Trinity, I searched further in His holy words, and lo, Thy Spirit moved upon the waters.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

Then I will explain myself more clearly: seeing that you and I have agreed that there is such a thing as good, and that there is such a thing as pleasure, and that pleasure is not the same as good, and that the pursuit and process of acquisition of the one, that is pleasure, is different from the pursuit and process of acquisition of the other, which is good—I wish that you would tell me whether you agree with me thus far or not—do you agree?
— from Gorgias by Plato

While the visitors gazed at these things in silent admiration they suddenly heard a loud voice in the next room exclaim: "Well!
— from The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

When we consider, therefore, that the Government, after taking the initiatory steps in promoting this development, stopped short, and rather showed a disposition to discourage it entirely, these clamors of the Conservatives must seem somewhat out of taste.
— from The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

He wept and promised not to go again to Tiflis, if she gave him something else from his father’s secret chamber by which he might earn his living.
— from The Golden Maiden, and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A. K. Seklemian

The king's action was immediate; it proved successful; but no sooner was the nature of his project understood in Europe than it provoked the rivalry of France and Germany, and thus the international struggle was begun.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Nash, as a lively portrait-painter in grotesque, at this time, is seen at his best in such a caricature as this, scourging "the pride of the Dane":— "The most gross and senseless proud dolts are the Danes, who stand so much upon their unwieldy burly-boned soldiery, that they account of no man that hath not a battle-axe at his girdle to hough dogs with, or wears not a cock's feather in a thrummed hat like a cavalier.
— from The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse by Thomas Nash

Luther’s idea of God, according to Taube, is simply “determinist.”
— from Luther, vol. 5 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar

Should we admit all this as probable, for the sake of speculation, it would appear remarkable if they, first and fortunately, touched upon the coast of Yucatan, and located, at once, in the finest country on the globe, and that, too, in sufficient numbers to have built and peopled even one of its large cities.
— from The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 4, October 1837 by Various

After all this, the companie growing to some silence, it seemed good to them that were of greatest grauity amongst them, to inquire, search and seeke what might be learned and knowen, concerning the Easterly part or tract of the world.
— from The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 by Richard Hakluyt

At any rate, it was so with Mr Mason's gardener, at the time I speak of.
— from Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the Young by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Second, I shall show you how far Christ extendeth this his office of advocateship-I mean, in matters concerning the people of God, And then, Third, I shall come more directly to show who they are that have Christ for their Advocate.
— from Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01 by John Bunyan

“My dear brother,” she answered, “we will not discuss the subject, but believe me I will endeavour to seek for guidance, and trust that I shall be led aright in the matter.”
— from Won from the Waves by William Henry Giles Kingston